PRIMARY STAGES 26TH SEASON OPENS WITH "SECRETS OF THE TRADE"
Published 2010-07-27
Primary Stages opens its 26th season with the New York premiere of Secrets of the Trade written by Jonathan Lipman and directed by Matt Shakman. Primary Stages (Founder and Executive Producer, Casey Childs; Artistic Director, Andrew Leynse; Managing Director, Elliot Fox) presents Secrets of the Trade along with Ted Snowdon.
Secrets of the Trade Off Broadway features Amy Aquino (Joanne Lipman), Bill Brochtrup (Bradley), John Glover (Martin Kerner), Mark Nelson (Peter Lipman) and Noah Robbins (Andrew Lipman).
Performances begin Tuesday, July 27, 2010 for a limited run through Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Opening night is set for Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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?
Secrets of the Trade received its world premiere in 2008 at the Black Dahlia Theatre in Los Angeles directed by Matt Shakman and featured Amy Aquino, Bill Brochtrup and John Glover and received the 2009 GLAAD Award for Best New Play and was named by The L.A. Times as one of the "10 Best '08." Variety declared, "Flawless production." While BackStage West stated, "Critic's Pick...Meticulously crafted, exceedingly clever...A major theatrical event." L.A. Weekly simply stated, "Go!"
The creative team includes Mark Worthington (Set), Alejo Vietti (Costumes), Mike Durst (Lights), and John Gromada (Sound). The Production Stage Manager is Sarah Caddell.
Secrets of the Trade will play the following performance schedule: Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m., Thursdays & Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 3:00 p.m. on August 1, 8 & 15, and Wednesday matinees at 2:00 p.m. on August 18, 25 & September 1. Following the public performances on August 12 & 19, there are special "Artist/Audience Talkbacks" for the attendees of those performances.
Primary Stages continues its 26th season with the world premiere of a new musical In Transit with book, music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth with direction and musical staging by Joe Calarco (September 21 - October 30, 2010) and concludes with the world premiere of a new comedy, Black Tie, by A.R. Gurney directed by Mark Lamos (January 25 - March 5, 2011).
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