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On the Verge; or, The Geography of Yearning is a play written by Eric Overmyer. [1] It premiered on 1985 at Baltimore 's Center Stage. [2] The original cast consisted of Libby Boone, Susan Barnes, Paddi Edwards, and James McDonnell. [3] The script makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth ...
Eric Overmyer’s On the Verge, or, The Geography of Yearning is a romping meditation on the outer and inner frontiers of the human condition, full of lyrical and hilarious dialogue and imagery both beautiful and surreal. It requires a sense of whimsy and a strong ensemble cast.
Eric Overmyer. Eric Overmyer is a playwright and a television writer and producer. He graduated as a theater major from Reed College in 1973. His plays include ON THE VERGE, THE HELIOTROPE BOUQUET, IN A PIG'S VALISE, DON QUIXOTE DE LA JOLLA, NATIVE SPEECH, MI VIDA LOCA, IN PERPETUITY THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE, and DARK RAPTURE.
Eric Overmyer (b. 1951) is an American playwright, writer and producer. On the Verge is one of his eleven published plays. He is also writer and/or producer of numerous TV shows, including St. Elsewhere, Homi-cide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, The Wire, New Amsterdam, Bosch (which he
Jun 23, 2016 · Eric Overmyer’s 1985 play On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning —revived by The Attic Theater Company at Walkerspace—follows three intrepid explorers from 1888, bushwhacking their way through Terra Incognita and turning up more than they bargained for. As their expedition progresses, Mary (Monette Magrath), Fanny (Emily Kitchens), and ...
May 12, 2014 · First staged in 1985, Eric Overmyer’s play On the Verge revolves around three Victorian women who travel to Terra Incognita. As the play progresses we, and they, learn that this is not uncharted land they are visiting but their future time. Embarking in 1888, they land in 1955 before the play ends. The travelers are: Fanny (Adrianne Krstansky ...
Feb 28, 2014 · A frolicsome jaunt through a continuum of space, time, history, geography, feminism and fashion, Mr Overmyer's cavalcade is on the verge of becoming a thoroughly serendipitous journey. --Mel Gussow, The New York Times. With a handful of plays...Eric Overmyer has established himself as one of contemporary theater's wittiest playwrights.
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