TORCH SONG TRILOGY, THE

Original titleTORCH SONG TRILOGY, THE
CategoryPlay
AgegroupAdults
Cast6 total (2 F and 4 M)
Variable cast sizeNo
RepresentationNordic representation
LanguagesDanish, Swedish, Norwegian
A trilogy of the plays: THE INTERNATIONAL STUD (1 F / 2 M), FUGUE IN A NURSERY (1 F / 3 M) and WIDOWS AND CHILDREN FIRST (1 F / 3 M). The story centers on Arnold Beckoff, a torch song-singing Jewish drag queen living in New York City in the late 1970 and 1980s. Each act focuses on a different phase in Arnold's life. In the first, Arnold meets Ed, who is uncomfortable with his bisexuality. In the second, one year later, Arnold meets Alan, and the two settle down into a blissful existence that includes plans to adopt a child, until tragedy strikes. In the third, several years later, Arnold is a single father raising gay teenager David. Arnold is forced to deal with his mother's intolerance and disrespect when she visits from Florida.