Harvey Fierstein’s original iteration of Torch Song was actually three separate one act plays that premiered Off-Off-Broadway in consecutive years starting in 1977. The first was entitled The International Stud, which followed Arnold Beckhoff, a Jewish drag queen living in New York, searching for his “international stud.” He meets Ed Reiss, a bisexual teacher who struggles with what exactly he is searching for in life.

A Christmas Carol production aims to challenge expectations and reinvigorate original themes for audiences of our time.

“I’m not arguing for the end of the world but then again maybe I am. This one, anyway.” Alone on stage, Elizabeth Sawyer opens Jen...