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On the Verge (Theatre)

 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 TVTItem
 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 On the Verge (Theatre)
 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 OnTheVerge
 On the Verge (Theatre)
comment
 On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning is a 1986 stage play by Eric Overmyer, best known for his work on Law & Order, The Wire, and Treme. It tells the story of three Victorian women explorers, each with their own specialty, who set off in 1888 to chart Terra Incognita, an unknown and mysterious land. Mary Baltimore is the oldest, an anthropologist whose travels are mostly in Africa. Fanny Cranberry is writing up her journey for the tabloid "True Trek"; she is the most conservative and the only married member of the party. Alexandra Cafuffle is the youngest, an aspiring lyricist whose specialty is cold terrain, especially Tibet.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })They meet natives including a German-accented cannibal, a yeti, a Beat poetry-spouting Troll (all played by the same actor); and encounter new objects and vocabulary as they travel through time and space, discovering the ability to "osmose" the meaning of these new terms. Eventually they reach civilization again, having arrived back in America in 1955.On the Verge is a celebration of feminism, language, history, and pop culture. Not to be confused with Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
 On the Verge (Theatre)
fetched
 2022-09-11T03:28:12Z
 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 2022-09-11T03:28:12Z
 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 DBTropes
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_56515a39
type
 Artistic License – History
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_56515a39
comment
 Artistic License – History: Hand mixers were invented in 1857, and were a century old by the 1950s. They would not be alien to Victorian gentlewomen from the 1880s. Cream Cheese has existed since the 16th Century, and had been made in Philadelphia since the 1820s. As with hand mixers, they would not be alien to Victorian Gentlewomen from the 1880s.
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_56515a39
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_56515a39
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_56515a39
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_5be7bcfa
type
 Older Than They Think
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_5be7bcfa
comment
 Cream Cheese has existed since the 16th Century, and had been made in Philadelphia since the 1820s. As with hand mixers, they would not be alien to Victorian Gentlewomen from the 1880s.
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_5be7bcfa
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_5be7bcfa
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_5be7bcfa
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_6fbfa62f
type
 Air Guitar
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_6fbfa62f
comment
 Air Guitar: Alexandra does this in the 1950s while still in Victorian attire, to herald the coming of Rock and Roll.
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_6fbfa62f
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_6fbfa62f
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_6fbfa62f
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_7464705c
type
 Arc Words
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_7464705c
comment
 Arc Words: Vaya Con Dios! On the Verge I Like Ike
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_7464705c
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_7464705c
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_7464705c
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_9d241122
type
 Adventurer's Club
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_9d241122
comment
 Adventurer's Club: Fanny is a member of Explorer's Club, although the real one wasn't founded until 1904, and probably didn't allow women in its early days. (The play already has Time Travel, so why not, really?)
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_9d241122
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_9d241122
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_9d241122
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_e1721fd1
type
 Antiquated Linguistics
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_e1721fd1
comment
 Antiquated Linguistics: sometimes bordering on Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness. Your program for the show may contain a glossary.
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_e1721fd1
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_e1721fd1
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_e1721fd1
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_e34400ab
type
 Ambiguously Gay
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_e34400ab
comment
 Ambiguously Gay: there's more than a few hints that Mary is a lesbian.
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_e34400ab
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 1.0
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_e34400ab
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 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_e34400ab
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_name
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 ItemName
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_name
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 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_name
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 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_name
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 On the Verge (Theatre)
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 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_name
 On the Verge (Theatre) / int_name
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 On the Verge (Theatre)

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

 On the Verge (Theatre)
hasFeature
 Adventurer's Club / int_27251098
 On the Verge (Theatre)
hasFeature
 Arc Words / int_27251098
 On the Verge (Theatre)
hasFeature
 Either/Or Title / int_27251098
 On the Verge (Theatre)
hasFeature
 Loads and Loads of Roles / int_27251098
 On the Verge (Theatre)
hasFeature
 Reference Overdosed / int_27251098
 On the Verge (Theatre)
hasFeature
 Rhymes on a Dime / int_27251098
 On the Verge (Theatre)
hasFeature
 The Hecate Sisters / int_27251098
 On the Verge (Theatre)
hasFeature
 Theatre of the 1980s / int_27251098