On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) May 27, 2009

Machetes… Rock ‘n’ Roll… Burma Shave… Dwight D. Eisenhower… audiences will discover the unpredictable land of Terra Incognita with three intrepid women explorers who can never be quite sure where – or when – their next steps will lead them when The Nora Theatre Company presents On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) at Central Square Theater this spring! Playing Thursday, May 28 through Sunday, June 21, On the Verge is written by Eric Overmyer, directed by Wesley Savick, and stars Deanna Dunmyer, Alicia Kahn, Anna Waldron, and Barlow Adamson.

Eric Overmyer’s vividly imaginative On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) follows the adventures of three fiercely independent Victorian women explorers as they spin through time from 1888 to 1955. As they embark on their trek to an unknown land, it becomes apparent that they are not on an ordinary expedition. While traversing the geography of yearning, they discover within themselves a powerful pull towards the future, absorbing knowledge while they travel through time. Through their encounters with a kaleidoscope of unlikely characters, they satisfy their need for adventure in a journey of wildly unpredictable discovery.

Full of pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to the mid 1950’s, On the Verge is a play that is both joyfully feminist as well as a masterpiece of rhythm and word. It has become one of Overmyer's most popular works, due to its heightened, dynamic interplay of language and the smart, comic insight into nineteenth century women and culture.

On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) plays at the Central Square Theater, 450 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, Thursday, May 28 through Sunday, June 21, 2009. Performances are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, with matinees on Sundays at 3 PM. Post-performance talkbacks and other related events will take place during the course of the run of the production; information about them can be found at www.centralsquaretheater.org. Tickets, priced at $32; $22 for seniors; and $18 for students with a valid ID, can be purchased by calling (866) 811-4111, online at www.centralsquaretheater.org, or at the Central Square Theater box office. Student rush tickets can be purchased the day of the show for $12 in person at the box office or by calling (617) 576-9278 x213. For box office hours, group discounts, and more info call (617) 576-9278 x213.

Official Website: http://www.centralsquaretheater.org/ontheverge.html