MARYSVILLE – Red Curtain is putting on a play that is touted as an intellectual romp through American politics and popular culture with a humorous glance at our past, present and future.

The play, called “On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning,” runs March 2-18 with performances at the Red Curtain Arts Center, 9315 State Ave. #J.

The play features three women – Lydia O’Day, Kathleen Sasnett and Yvonne Williams – and one male actor, David Henry, who plays multiple roles.

The storyline is that in 1888 three women set off to explore Terra Incognita – an unknown land.

As the women fight their way through dense jungle in their confining corsets and skirts, they encounter a series of unfamiliar objects.

They find themselves using words and phrases they then can’t explain the meanings of. And the people they encounter on the way speak of strange machines like dirigibles and choppers and wear odd clothing that leaves the globetrotting ladies baffled.

Performances are Friday and Saturday nights at 8 and Sunday matinees at 2. Tickets are $18 and under. Tickets are available at the theater or online at brownpapertickets.com.

For details go to www.redcurtainfoundation.org.