An industry reading of A Prehistoric Ritual, a new play by Tim Pinckney (Halston), will be given April 22 at 2 PM at Open Jar Studios.

The cast will include Andréa Burns (The Notebook), Brandon Contreras, Colin Hanlon, Robert Sella, and Nick Westrate. Peter Flynn is directing.

The play centers on Rick, rehearsing a production of Cabaret while simultaneously trying to juggle his duties as best man for his best friend's upcoming wedding. After discovering a secret about the soon-to-be married couple, Rick blabs to the wrong person, ultimately testing several long-time friendships. Oh, and Rick is having recurring sex dreams about Cabaret's source material writer Christopher Isherwood.

Pinckney received a Writers Guild Award nomination for his work on the writing team of Netflix's Halston. His earlier plays include Still at Risk, Ever So Humble, Message to Michael, A Perfect Blendship, and First Refusal. He also penned concert adaptations of Funny Girl, Chess, Hair, and On the Twentieth Century for the Entertainment Community Fund.