Photo Flash: Georgia Ensemble Theatre Presents ON THE VERGE OR THE GEOGRAPHY OF YEARNING

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, continues its 24thSeason with the whimsical play, On The Verge Or The Geography of Yearning, by Eric Overmeyer at the Theatre's home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. This production has limited run dates for three weeks only from November 3rd through the 20th of 2016, with performances Wednesdays through Sundays. Acclaimed Atlanta actor and director Carolyn Cook (Artistic Director of Theatre du Reve and Artistic Associate at the former Georgia Shakespeare) directs the production. Sponsor for this comedic safari through time is longtime GET corporate partner, Northside Hospital.

When asked about directing this play, Ms. Cook was effusive in her praise saying, "I love this play because it's about discovery and adventure. It's about being led by and allowing our imagination to take us to unexpected places."

GET Artistic Director Bob Farley says of the production, "Ghost the Musical was a momentous start to Georgia Ensemble Theatre's current season. It revealed to us the eternal power of love and one woman's strength to find the fortitude to believe the unbelievable and keep going. We move forward in this spirit with themes over the next three plays by revealing stories by, for, or about the heroism and journeys of women, beginning with On the Verge or the Geography of Yearning. This wise and whimsical play will be followed by Topher Payne's premiere ofGreetings Friend Your Kind Assistance Is Required and Emily Mann's Having Our Say, the Delaney Sisters First One Hundred Years which will round out this thematic stream of important stories about being a woman in America."

About the Show:

Brave, willing and yearning to see it all, three American women explorers begin their trek to Terra Incognita in 1888, taking them through darkest Africa, across highest Himalaya, only to discover they are adrift in time. Our heroines navigate through uncharted territory populated with pop culture and possibility.

Part "Twilight Zone," part Back to the Future, don't miss this witty and whimsical safari through place and time.

The Cast:

On The Verge Or The Geography of Yearning features a wonderful cast of Atlanta performers, including many new comers to the GET stage: Park Krausen (Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Actor's Express, former Artistic Director of Theatre du Reve, GET debut); Keena Redding Hunt(The Mikado at Atlanta Lyric, A Woman Called Truth at The Alliance, GET debut). Michelle Pokopac (Play the Play with Cat the Cat at The Alliance, GET debut); and GET favorite Topher Payne (has written four plays for Georgia Ensemble: Tokens of Affection, Swell Party, The Only Light in Reno, and S.T.E.A.M. Team - but making his GET stage acting debut). Understudies for this production are Molly Gilmartin,Madelayne Shammas , Allie Southwood, and Ty Autry.

Tickets:

Ticket prices for On The Verge Or The Geography of Yearning start at $26 for Wednesdays, Thursdays and matinees; Friday nights start from $30, and Saturday nights start from $35. Book early for best prices. (Senior/Student discounts available for select performances). Tickets are available now online at www.get.org, or by calling the Box Office at 770-641-1260.

ABOUT GEORGIA ENSEMBLE THEATRE: The Georgia Ensemble Theatre and Conservatory provides quality theatre productions and arts education to the north metro Atlanta area. The Company annually produces five mainstage productions, attended by more than 30,000 patrons, as well as school tours, the new FamilyStage series, and year-round classes for all ages.

Season sponsors for the 24th Season are: Fulton County, Georgia Council for the Arts, The Imlay Foundation, Niolon Lumber, and the City of Roswell.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre's 24th Season continues with:

The new Topher Payne World Premiere comedy, Greetings Friend Your Kind Assistance Is Required directed by Shannon Eubanks, January 5-22, 2017 is the next production at GET. Rounding out the season is Having Our Say, The Delany Sisters First 100 Years, February 16 - March 5, 2017 directed by Andrea Frye; and the final production, running April 6-23, 2017, is the mega hit musical Million Dollar Quartetbeing directed by Brandt Blocker.