Press Quotes
“Cross the wordplay of S J Perelman with the world-in-a-time-warp vision of Caryl Churchill and you might approximate the special flavor of ON THE VERGE. In Eric Overmyer’s chimerical new comedy, three Victorian lady explorers set out on an adventure that takes them to darkest Africa, highest Himalaya and Terra Incognita … Blending Tom Stoppard’s limber linguistics with the historic overview of a Thornton Wilder, Mr Overmyer takes his audience on a mirthful safari … spinning into time travel. Three ‘sister sojourners’, each a prototypical Victorian lady explorer, equipped with dialog as pithy as their helmets, thwack their machetes through the wilderness while telling tales of past jaunts among the natives. As intrepid trekkers, they put the lie to any charge that they are representatives of a weaker sex. Mr Overmyer has written a play that is joyfully feminist. Heroines to their heart, the explorers can accommodate themselves to any emergency (natural or man-made), although they are momentarily disoriented as they approach modern times. In their kaleidoscopic adventure, they journey through a rain forest of hundreds of artifacts from the future — household utensils, mechanical contrivances and a side-view automobile mirror that reads ‘Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear.’ How does one deal with such a chimera? … In the play there is wit within the palaver. As one traveler says, ‘I have seen the future and it is slang.’ The author himself is an ecologist of language and a shrewd observer of our quest to control our environment — and the environment of others … 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
Special Notes
If original stage producers credits appear in bold below, all licensees are required to include them in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:
First produced by Center Stage, Baltimore
In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:
On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning is produced
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypub.com
Upcoming and Recent Productions
Professional
12/5/2019 – 12/15/2019
Forge Repertory Theatre
Kansas City, MO
9/14/2019 – 11/10/2019
Commonweal Theatre Company
Lanesboro, MN
Nonprofessional
4/21/2023 – 4/22/2023
Washington College
Chestertown, MD
12/2/2022 – 12/11/2022
Virginia Beach, VA
11/4/2022 – 11/5/2022
Davidson, NC
6/3/2022 – 6/18/2022
New York, NY
4/28/2022 – 4/30/2022
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, MO
4/7/2022 – 4/10/2022
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK
4/5/2022 – 4/10/2022
Furman University
Greenville, SC
3/31/2022 – 4/10/2022
Auburn University At Montgomery
Montgomery, AL
1/13/2022 – 1/14/2022
Wellesley Public Schools
Wellesley, MA
12/12/2021 – 12/13/2021
The Akron School For The Arts At Firestone Clc
Akron, OH
11/3/2021 – 11/6/2021
Polytechnic School
Pasadena, CA
10/28/2021 – 10/30/2021
Bryan College
Dayton, TN
10/23/2021 – 10/23/2021
Mosaic Players
Antioch, IL
10/8/2021 – 10/10/2021
Rice University
Houston, TX
10/7/2021 – 10/10/2021
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK
9/25/2021 – 10/3/2021
Mosaic Players
Lake Villa, IL
9/19/2021 – 9/19/2021
Mosaic Players
Lindenhurst, IL
9/4/2021 – 9/5/2021
Mosaic Players
Lake Villa, IL
4/30/2021 – 5/1/2021
Luminary Arts
San Marcos, CA
4/10/2021 – 4/10/2021
Western Albemarle High School
Crozet, VA
3/5/2021 – 4/2/2021
Ferris High School
Ferris, TX
2/18/2021 – 2/21/2021
Rockford University
Rockford, IL
1/25/2021 – 1/26/2021
Strong Rock Christian School
Locust Grove, GA
10/22/2020 – 10/25/2020
Saint Petersburg College
Clearwater, FL
2/20/2020 – 2/23/2020
Niagara University Theatre Department
Niagara University, NY
2/7/2020 – 2/7/2020
Carrollton High School Performing Arts
Columbus, GA
1/22/2020 – 1/26/2020
Bromley Little Theatre
Bromley, NA, United Kingdom
11/14/2019 – 11/23/2019
Elmhurst College Theatre
Elmhurst, IL
10/24/2019 – 10/26/2019
York College Of Pennsylvania
York, PA
10/17/2019 – 10/26/2019
Carrollton High School Performing Arts
Carrollton, GA
10/3/2019 – 10/6/2019
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales, NM
9/28/2019 – 9/29/2019
The Majestic Theatre - Lab
Corvallis, OR
8/25/2019 – 8/25/2019
New Muses Theatre Company
Tacoma, WA
7/11/2019 – 7/21/2019
Rolling Bay Hall
Bainbridge Island, WA
4/11/2019 – 4/14/2019
Dominican University
River Forest, IL
4/1/2019 – 4/1/2019
Mt Hood Rep
Gresham, OR
3/8/2019 – 3/16/2019
Norman Family Theatre Company
Norman, OK
1/22/2019 – 1/27/2019
Lousiana Tech University Theatre
Ruston, LA
1/11/2019 – 1/20/2019
The Prospect Theater Project
Modesto, CA
12/5/2018 – 12/8/2018
McArdle Theatre
Houghton, MI
11/28/2018 – 12/8/2018
University Of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada
11/15/2018 – 11/18/2018
University Of Arizona School Of Theatre, Film, And Television
Tucson, AZ
10/25/2018 – 10/27/2018
Boston College Dramatics Society
Chestnut Hill, MA
10/4/2018 – 10/20/2018
Wingspan Theatre Company
Dallas, TX
9/24/2018 – 9/29/2018
Bas Bleu Theatre
Fort Collins, CO
9/21/2018 – 9/22/2018
The Black Box Theatre
Towanda, PA
8/10/2018 – 8/23/2018
Porthole Players, Ltd
Newport, OR
7/27/2018 – 7/28/2018
Fire Pit Productions
Alexandria, MN
5/18/2018 – 5/20/2018
Adams County Arts Council
West Union, OH
5/9/2018 – 5/13/2018
Bradford High School
Kenosha, WI
4/20/2018 – 4/29/2018
Eastern Iowa Community College
Muscatine, IA
4/11/2018 – 4/14/2018
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
4/5/2018 – 4/7/2018
H-B Woodlawn
Arlington, VA
3/22/2018 – 3/22/2018
Skyline High School Theatre
Ann Arbor, MI
3/2/2018 – 3/18/2018
Red Curtain Foundation For The Arts
Marysville, WA
2/16/2018 – 2/25/2018
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
12/2/2017 – 12/2/2017
Cheyenne East High School
Casper, WY
11/9/2017 – 12/19/2017
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
11/6/2017 – 11/7/2017
Portland Civic Theatre Guild
Portland, OR
11/3/2017 – 11/12/2017
Moscow Community Theatre
Moscow, ID
10/19/2017 – 10/20/2017
Cheyenne East High School
Cheyenne, WY
10/19/2017 – 10/21/2017
Silverado High School
Las Vegas, NV
10/13/2017 – 10/14/2017
Village Academy Schools
Powell, OH
9/28/2017 – 10/19/2017
Little Fish Theatre
San Pedro, CA
9/22/2017 – 9/30/2017
Dreamwell Theatre Company
Iowa City, IA
9/21/2017 – 9/30/2017
Albion College
Albion, MI
8/25/2017 – 9/10/2017
Pasadena Little Theatre
Pasadena, TX
8/24/2017 – 8/24/2017
Pasadena Little Theatre
Pasadena, TX
8/4/2017 – 8/6/2017
Boston Children'S Theatre
Beverly, MA
5/31/2017 – 6/10/2017
Byu-Idaho Dept Of Theatre And Dance
Rexburg, ID
5/4/2017 – 5/21/2017
Theatre 98
Fairhope, AL