On the Verge Performance Breakdown: Wed. 2 p.m.: April 4 Thurs. 8 p.m.: Feb. 15, Mar. 22, April 5 Fri. 8 p.m.: Feb. 9, 16, 23, April 6 Sat. 2 p.m.: Feb. 24, Mar. 31 Sat. 8 p.m.: Feb. 10, 24, Mar. 31, April 7

Tiffanie Kilgast as Alexandra, Morgan Chard as Mary and Megan Callahan as Fanny. *Photo credit: Eric Vaughn Messing

Featuring a company as strong as ever, the Hilberry Theatre continues its highly anticipated 44th season with On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning by Eric Overmyer at 8 p.m. on Friday, February 9. On the Verge plays in rotating repertory through April 7, 2007.

Embark on a lighthearted excursion through a continuum of space, time, history, geography, feminism and fashion with three 19th-century female explorers as they discover distant lands, traversing time as well as space. As they move through the 20th century, the heroines confront a host of unlikely yet colorful characters in this comedic tale of displaced adventure.

Heroines to the core, 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 rainforest 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.’

Directed by Dr. James Thomas, the cast includes: Morgan Chard (Mary), Megan Callahan (Fanny), Tiffanie Kilgast (Alexandra) and James Kuhl (Grover, et al.). The production staff for On the Verge includes: Larry Kaushansky (Scenic Designer), Xiaopo Wang (Assistant Scenic Designer), Christina Tomlinson (Costume Designer), David Court (Technical Director), Kathleen Lanphear (Lighting Designer), Andrew Morehouse (Sound Designer), Sarah N. Tanner (Properties) and Erin Birdsell (Stage Manager).

On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning plays through April 7, 2007 in rotating repertory with Side Man by Warren Leight, Amadeus by Peter Shaffer and The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance. Ticket prices range from $15 - $28 with student rush tickets available the day of the performance for $10. Group discounts are also available. For tickets and further information, please call (313) 577-2972 or visit the Wayne State University Box Office at 4743 Cass Ave. on the corner of Cass Avenue and Hancock. Performance information may be obtained by visiting the theatre’s website at www.hilberry.com. 

Season sponsored by Between the Lines, Dearborn Times-Herald and GreatStuff.