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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 ...
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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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 (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
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.
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 ...
Nov 1, 1986 · 173 ratings22 reviews. The three daring women of Eric Overmyer's women-centric, 1985 travel fantasy On the Verge; or The Geography of Yearning are never satisfied. They are constantly in pursuit of adventure that takes them far away from their homeland of Victorian America. Intelligent, intrepid, and inquisitive, they long for discovery of that ...
