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From left: Andrew Lidestri, Elias Sawyer and TJ Bartlett in M&D Playhouse's production of Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song," which opened Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse in North Conway. (LISA DUFAULT PHOTO)

CONWAY — M&D Playhouse’s production of Harvey Fierstein’s “Torch Song,” a portrait of a gay man in the 1970s, is a reminder of the power of theater.

“Torch Song,” which opened Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse in North Conway with performances Thursday through Sunday through Sept. 29, is an abridged version of Fierstein’s “Torch Song Trilogy.”

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TJ Bartlett (left) and Andrew Lidestri in M&D Playhouse's production of Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song," which opened Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse in North Conway. (LISA DUFAULT PHOTO)

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From left: Mackenzie Hester, TJ Bartlett, Frank Thompson and Andrew Lidestri in M&D Playhouse's production of Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song," which opened Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse in North Conway. (LISA DUFAULT PHOTO)

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Andrew Lidestri and Karen Gustafson in M&D Playhouse's production of Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song," which opened Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse in North Conway. (LISA DUFAULT PHOTO)

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From left: Karen Gustafson and Elias Sawyer in M&D Playhouse's production of Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song," which opened Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse in North Conway. (LISA DUFAULT PHOTO)

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