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The Arena Stage season is over, and it ended last Friday with Eric Overmeyer's On the Verge or the Geography of Yearning. Despite reportedly rave reviews (I didn't read any), the theater had a very small attendance, probably because it was the last of eight shows for which they paid. Several left during the first half hour, which my fellow ushers agreed was slow. I had a lot more patience, however, because I'd been looking forward to the play ever since I heard of it at the start of the season. Just looking at the cast list -- three women for the main characters and one man for eight others -- told me that this wasn't a "going nowhere" play.

( What, no late '60s? )

If On the Verge is fun to watch, it must be exceedingly fun to perform, especially as the male actor. I wonder if I'll ever catch another production of it.