# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ON THE VERGE by Eric Overmyer
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The next in MCT's series of play readings will be the fantastical ON THE VERGE, OR THE GEOGRAPHY OF YEARNING, by Eric Overmyer.

The reading will take place at the theater on Saturday, August 29, at 2 p.m. (Note that this is a change from the usual third weekend of the mainstage show's run, to its fifth.)

Among the most imaginative works of the 20th century, Eric Overmyer’s ON THE VERGE captivates with its abundant invention. Three Victorian lady travelers take it upon themselves to discover the mystery of things as they set out for Terra Incognita and discover the future.

A quartet of four marvelous actors will bring this reading to life at MCT. Christina LaFortune, Gen Ste Marie, and Kayla Canada are the three explorers, while Connor Evans takes on multiple roles, including a yeti and a troll, as the others they encounter.

The basic plot of the play follows these explorers into what they believe to be a new, unexplored land. The three are from very different exploration backgrounds but all exhibit their own form of independence. As the ladies progress on their travels it becomes apparent that they are not on an ordinary journey. At the end of the first act, they determine that the three of them are in fact traveling forward through time and that, while doing so, they are beginning to absorb knowledge from the future.

In his review as the New York Times' critic, Mel Gussow wrote:
“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.”

Playwright Eric Overmyer was a key writer/producer on a number of prestigious television series, including ST. ELSEWHERE, LAW & ORDER, and THE WIRE. He passed away in March.

Tickets for the reading are $15 dollars, and will go on sale Tuesday, August 18th, online at https://ci.ovationtix.com/35412/production/1285666?performanceId=11851399, or by calling the box office at 321-723-6935.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/melbourne/on-the-verge-by-eric-overmyer/200030578453421
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, theatre, trips-adventures, comedy
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Melbourne
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 817 E Strawbridge Ave, Melbourne, FL, United States, Florida 32901
- **lat**: 28.07918
- **long**: -80.60681
- **full address**: 817 E Strawbridge Ave, Melbourne, FL, United States, Florida 32901

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is ON THE VERGE by Eric Overmyer being held?
  - **A:** ON THE VERGE by Eric Overmyer takes place on Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 04:30 pm at 817 E Strawbridge Ave, Melbourne, FL, United States, Florida 32901.
- **Q**: Who is organizing ON THE VERGE by Eric Overmyer?
  - **A:** ON THE VERGE by Eric Overmyer is organized by Melbourne Civic Theatre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** ON THE VERGE by Eric Overmyer is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Melbourne, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If ON THE VERGE by Eric Overmyer sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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