La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club will present a reading of Paul Iacono's High Priest March 18. The Warhol factory drama will be directed by Rachel Klein (The Gospel According to Heather).
High Priest chronicles young gay performance artist Warhol Superstar Ondine (Robert Olivo)'s role in the rise and fall of the Silver Factory, Andy Warhol's legendary 1960s studio. Ondine comes to the Big Apple with one goal in mind: to become a star.
The cast will include Paul Iacono as Ondine, Andy Mientus as Andy Warhol, Alexa Xioufaridou Moster as Edie Sedgwick, Zane Pais as Billy Name, Doug Plaut as Paul Morrissey, Kayli Baldasre as Brigid Polk, Katherine Crockett as Nico and Valerie Solanas, Corey Rogers as Gerard Malanga, Keith Rapp as Lou Reed, Philip Embury as Rotten Rita, Luke Preute as Freddie Herko, and Justin Elizabeth Sayre as Henry Geldzalher and Judy Garland.
The reading will begin at 7 PM at La MaMa. Free tickets are available here.
