Directed by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar, the cast also features Dan Amboyer, Nic Cory, Rich Dreher, Nick Lehane, Leslie Odom, Jr., Jeffrey Omura, Larry Powell, Liam Rhodes and David Winters. "Days after the massacre of Troy," press notes state, "the only survivors find themselves shipwrecked on the African shores of Carthage, where lonely Dido (Porter) reigns. The Queen offers the Trojan men sanctuary, until the jealousies of the gods fling her into a passionate affair with their ravaged leader, Aeneas (Amboyer). Soon, the love between a Queen and a soldier threatens to rip the kingdom at the seams."
The reading is produced by Exit, Pursued by a Bear. Greg VanHorn serves as associate producer and dramaturg; Michael Finkle is associate director.
The 14th Street Y is located at 344 East 14th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Tickets are $10 and are available at www.smarttix.com.