ON THE VERGE at The Wild Project

NYC Women’s Arts Festival
MARCH 7-9, 2025
Carted and Hosted by Heather Litteer

Actress and Downtown personality, Heather Litteer expands her beloved WO(e)RD reading series into a full, three-night festival of art and entertainment called ON THE VERGE. Litter started WO(e)RD (Women of Experience Read Downtown) more than a decade ago to highlight femme and non-binary artists that “walk a bit off the beaten path and color outside the lines.” Her new festival aims to do the same and will bring together women from a diverse range of backgrounds and creative disciplines. ON THE VERGE will provide a platform for exciting women to meet, experiment, collaborate, and inspire one another through the sharing of ideas in a positive environment. Litteer’s intent with the festival is to cultivate a safe place for expression and risk-taking that is free from societal restraints.

March 7th

6- 8pm Gallery Take Over
Opening Reception 6-8 pm
A champagne toast celebrating works from:
Kitty Boots, Bambi The Mermaid, Sandy Hirshkowitz, Eva Mueller, & Madeline Mackey

March 7th @ 8 pm Red, White, and You – Variety Night
$15 advance tickets, $20 at the door
Red, White and You, Whatever That Means To You,
It is the theme for this year’s variety show,
Since its election year and takeover year,
It’s theme and a play on American ideals or not
it’s a simple prompt, and I’ll let the ladies take it from there,
Let It out!
Featuring Eszter Balint, Briget Barkan, Beth Bliss, Yoshiko Chuma, Anna Copa Cabanna, Cary Curran, Laura Kenner, Jessie Kilguss, Margo Luxlun, Stephanie Marie, Kelley Swindall, Yang Sun, Tammy Faye Starlite and Lucy Sexton

March 8th ACTION! ON THE VERGE – Short Film Festival
3pm $15 advance tickets, $20 at the door
With Filmmakers
Letty Buchanan, Katrina Del Mar, Jaqueline Fouasnon, Julie Hair,
Julie Atlas Muz, Romy Nordlinger, Angel Rose, Anni Rossi, Sequinette, Heidi Sjursen, S. Tricker, and Shoshanna Withers

March 9th Literary Night 7pm
$20 adv $25 at the door
Reading from writing published works (and soon-to-be)of poetry, playwriting, manifestos, novels and novellas!

Pamela Sneed, Summer Hart, Susan Hwang, Christina D'Angelo and Dael Orlandersmith

Link for tickets and more information -- https://thewildproject.org/performances/on-the-verge-2025/

Photo by Bob Krasner