Warhol Factory Revisited In New Play

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 18th at 7P. The play is directed by Rachel Klein (Bettie Page: Queen of Pinups on the West End, The Gospel According to Heather). HIGH PRIEST tells the wild untold story of Warhol Superstar Ondine (Robert Olivo) a brilliant gay performance artist & self-proclaimed “Pope of the amphetamine people” charting his rise & fall inside Andy Warhol’s 1960s Silver Factory only to discover the true cost of superstardom. Featuring an iconic ensemble of Factory Superstars 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) & Barrett Leddy (Rotten Rita, Jonas Mekas). HIGH PRIEST is written by Paul Iacono with music supervision by Peter Saxe. Jasmin Sanchez serves as stage manager. Graphic Design is by Jason Sedgwick. Founded in 1974, The Other Side of Silence (TOSOS) is NYC’s oldest & longest-producing LGBTQ+ theater company dedicated to an honest & open exploration of the life experience & cultural sensibility of the LGBTQ+ community & to preserving & promoting our literary past in a determined effort to keep our theatrical heritage alive. The photograph of Andy Warhol & Ondine is by Billy Name used with permission from his estate.

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