Instructed by Warhol to write a vehicle for Edie Sedgwick in a “completely white” setting, scenarist Ronald Tavel created one of Warhol’s most iconic films. Here a group of performers of all stripes – the sink and litter basket receive equal billing to the human actors – are forced into Warhol and Tavel’s cruelly comical theatre of the absurd. Inside this cramped domestic space, boredom, confusion and a sense of existential dread hang heavy in the air. Warhol and Tavel transform the modern 1960s kitchen – replete with the latest gadgets and conveniences – into a chaotic laboratory for self-creation and interpersonal conflict.
Andy Warhol
Director
Ronald Tavel
Director, Writer
Edie Sedgwick
Jo
Roger Trudeau
Nicky
David McCabe
Photographer
Donald Lyons
Gerald
Elecktrah
Nikki
Ronald Tavel
Offscreen Direction
Rene Ricard
Busboy
Gerard Malanga
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