Have You Heard? presents: Torch Song Trilogy (1982) Part 3: Widows and Children First!

Have Your Heard?
Readings for conversation

Torch Song Trilogy (1982) Part 3: Widows and Children First!

by Harvey Fierstein

Monday December 7 and Tuesday December 8

The third and final part of the three part groundbreaking play Torch Song Trilogy, by Harvey Fierstein. Widows and Children First! begins several years after A Fugue in the Nursery. Arnold is now a single father, raising gay teenager David. It is revealed that just before receiving David from the state, Alan was the victim of a violent hate crime. Ed is separated from Laurel, and stays at Arnold’s to help him. The play revolves around Arnold’s struggle to move on following Alan’s death while he is forced to deal with his mother's intolerance and disrespect when she visits from Florida.

TORCH SONG TRILOGY (1982) PART 3: WIDOWS AND CHILDREN FIRST! is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
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