Starring Jerry Topitzer
April 2, 2026 at 7:00 pm
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When a broke do-gooder takes a temp job at a Wall Street firm, he finds surprisingly quick success and is swept deep into a world of luxury and lunatics. A hilarious true story about a young guy falling into an intoxicating world of money, pleasure, and pressure and losing himself in the process. As he advances up the corporate ladder, his personal life starts falling apart, and he seeks an outlet from the stress of his high-octane trading floor in an unlikely world: NYC improv. This launches him into a hysterical double life that is part Gordon Gecko and part Will Ferrell: bare-knuckle Wall Street politics by day, goofing it up in comedy clubs at night. He keeps his comedy life a secret as he reaches higher and higher up the firm’s ranks, until his secret is discovered. Forced to put his joyful hobby aside, he yearns to chase a crazy dream: to leave Wall Street and be a performer, but is it too late? Especially knowing that getting out of this powerful firm may cost him much more than he ever bargained for…
Performer: Jerry Topitzer
Writer: Jerry Topitzer
Developed With: Matt Hoverman
Running time: 70 minutes
UNITED SOLO* is the world’s largest solo theatre festival. For twenty seasons, it has presented the very best in solo performance from around the globe. Founded by Omar Sangare with the mission of uniting a diverse community of artists passionate about storytelling in all its forms, the festival has grown into an internationally recognized platform for singular voices. From its home base at Theatre Row in the heart of New York City’s Theatre District, United Solo has presented nearly 2,000 productions. With festivals held each fall and spring, it continues to champion both emerging and established artists, bringing powerful and distinctive stories to audiences in New York City and beyond.
