Secrets Of The Trade
by Jonathan Tolins

Name: Secrets Of The Trade
Brand: Jonathan Tolins
SKU: 9780573699320
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Secrets Of The Trade Book Cover — Secrets Of The Trade Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 mins 1990s Unit Set/Multiple Settings Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Lambda Award for Drama

Synopsis

Characters: 4 male, 1 female Multiple Sets In show business, it's all about who you know.

Or is it?

Andy Lipman, a smart, ambitious kid from Long Island dreams of a career on Broadway and hopes that his idol, theater legend Martin Kerner, can give it to him.

Will Kerner open Andy's door to success, or will their complicated relationship force him to question a life in the theater?

A terrific ensemble cast...this bittersweet valentine to the world of theater...nicely balances a light-hearted humor with moments of tension and drama.

-TheatreMania.com Playwright Jonathan Tolins hits the bull's-eye with his new comedy-drama Secrets of the Trade.

This look at a pushy Long Island kid who longs to make theater and snares a major Broadway producer-director-writer for his mentor is breezily engaging, as rock-the-rafters funny as it is bracingly touching.

I have one word for you: pounce.

-Back Stage This showbiz coming-of-age tale is a crackling comedy-drama about Broadway, family ties and the high cost of experience.

In more than one interview, Tolins has declared the new work his favorite, and it's easy to see why.

-NY1

Themes Drama

Press Reviews

"A terrific ensemble cast...this bittersweet valentine to the world of theater...nicely balances a light-hearted humor with moments of tension and drama."
— TheatreMania.com

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Joanne Lipman His mother, a high school teacher and former dancer.	female	—	His mother, a high school teacher and former dancer.
Peter Lipman Andy’s father, an architect.	male	—	Andy’s father, an architect.
Martin Kerner A famous writer and director for the Broadway stage. A brilliant and charismatic older man.	—	—	A famous writer and director for the Broadway stage. A brilliant and charismatic older man.
Bradley Kerner’s personal assistant of many years.	—	—	Kerner’s personal assistant of many years.
Andrew Lipman A precocious boy from Long Island. He begins the play at sixteen.	male	—	A precocious boy from Long Island. He begins the play at sixteen.