On The Verge

March 26-29, 2026
Tickets $11.50 – $24.50

Actress and downtown personality, Heather Litteer returns with her beloved fourth annual festival of art and entertainment called ON THE VERGE. Litteer started W.O.(e.)R.D .(Women of Experience Read Downtown) more than a decade ago to highlight women and non-binary artists that “walk a bit off the beaten path and color outside the lines.” Her returning festival does the same, continually bringing together women from a diverse range of backgrounds and creative disciplines. ON THE VERGE provides a platform for exciting women to meet, experiment, collaborate, and inspire one another through the sharing of ideas in a positive environment. Litteer’s festival cultivates a safe place for expression and risk taking that is free from societal restraints.

W.O.(e).R.D. is an evening that celebrates the literary works published, unpublished, and works in progress. Focusing on the written word in all forms – fiction, non – fiction, drama, poetry – the series highlights the voices of the LIVED experience and provides the freedom to have a platform for sharing work and experiment in a supported environment. W.O.(e).R.D, the springboard for the entire On the Verge festival, was started by Litteer in 2006 when she realized how underrepresented the woman the femme voice was while performing at a poetry reading. Initially performed at the Black and White bar and Howl Gallery, the series has had a home for nearly 10 years at wild project.

This program is supported, part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.