Or, The Geography of Yearning
By Eric Overmyer
Sheri Galan, Barbara
Beckley, and Lindy Nisbet
Director
Producer
Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Video Designer
Scenic Designers
Lighting Designer
Assistant Director
Production Manager
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Michael
Wadler
Barbara
Beckley
Vince Acosta
Hilary Sloane
Michael
Wadler
Kenton Jones
Michael
Wadler
Bob Heller
Sandy Schuckett
Susan Savage |
CAST
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Mary
Fanny
Alexandra
Alphonse, Grover, The Yeti,
The Gorge Troll, Mr. Coffee,
Madame Nhu, Gus, Nicky Paradise |
Barbara
Beckley
Lindy Nisbet
Sheri Galan
Jonathan Palmer
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The play begins in 1888 in
Terra Incognita.
"Perhaps the imagination
is on the verge of recovering its rights."
— Andre Breton (paraphrased
by E.O.)
Author’s Note
On the Verge is not a docu-drama.
I first encountered the historical Victorian lady travelers in Evan S.
Connell’s A Long Desire, Luree Miller’s On Top of the World, Alexandra
Allen’s Traveling Ladies, and Dorothy Middleton’s Victorian Lady Travelers,
beautiful books all, and there is currently a plethora of books about and
by the lady travelers. The characters of the play are not modeled upon
particular individuals, even though I have raided the historical record
for detail, flavoring, and anecdote. The spirit is the play’s true concern:
the quality of yearning, courage, and imagination.
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