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Start: At first I figured he was tryin...

David

Torch Song Trilogy

Harvey Fierstein

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Gender
Male
Playing Age
Early Teen, Late Teen
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act Three, Scene Three
Time & Place
New York City park bench, early 1980s
Length
Short
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Mature Audiences (M)

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At first I figured he was tryin’ to scare me outta goin’ into the park at night. I mean, I didn’t know him from shit and here he takes me out, first day, and shows me some dried up blood on the sidewalk.

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End:

And I looked over at Arnold and he was like cryin’ real soft, and just like that I connected. I knew why he showed me this.

Harvey Fierstein, Torch Song Trilogy, in Out Plays: Landmark Gay and Lesbian Plays of the Twentieth Century, ed. Ben Hodges, 2008. p.511.

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