The Other Side of Silence’s Doric Wilson Playwrights Project will present a special reading of Paul Iacono’s new play High Priest: Confessions from the Warhol Factory at The Flea Theater for one night only on Monday, August 18 at 7:00 PM. The play is directed by Rachel Klein.
High Priest tells the untold story of Warhol Superstar Ondine (Robert Olivo) — a brilliant, gay performance artist and self-proclaimed “Pope of the amphetamine people” — charting his rise and fall inside Andy Warhol’s 1960s Silver Factory, only to discover the true cost of superstardom. Featuring an iconic ensemble of Factory Superstars — Edie Sedgwick, Billy Name, Gerard Malanga, Brigid Polk, Paul Morrissey, Lou Reed, Nico, and more — the play is a kaleidoscopic journey through the glamour, chaos, heartbreak, and myth-making of the Silver Sixties and beyond.
The cast includes: Paul Iacono (Ondine), Brady Dalton Richards (Andy Warhol), Alice Kremelberg (Edie Sedgwick), Zane Pais (Billy Name), Hannah Solow (Brigid Polk), Peter Vack (Paul Morrissey), Andrew Bova (Gerard Malanga), Katherine Crockett (Nico, Valerie Solanas), Keith Rapp (Lou Reed) and Barrett Leddy (Rotten Rita, Jonas Mekas).
Free tickets are available at Tosonyc.org.
The Flea Theater is located at 20 Thomas Street in New York.
