AHON GOOPTU
Actor | Writer | Producer | Collaborator | Scholar
TORCH SONG TRILOGY
THE INTERNATIONAL STUD
Written by Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Audrey Boyle
Music arrangement and direction - Sophia Schott
Scenic and light design - Anjali Jain
Costume design - Lucy Polyak
Dramaturgy - Conner Stanfield
Stage management - Luca Blankenship
A Mentored Advanced Project (MAP) by Conner Stanfield
Lady Blues - Sophia Schott
Arnold - Conner Stanfield
Ed - Ahon Gooptu
Fierstein's depiction of 1970s gay culture in the US had resonances of loneliness and the desire for human connection, which were all too familiar to us in the thick of the pandemic. I portrayed Ed, a closeted bisexual school teacher and love interest to Arnold, a drag queen at the International Stud.

Arnold

Arnold and Ed

Ed

Arnold

Ed and Arnold

Arnold and Ed

Arnold and Ed

Ed and Arnold

Ed

Ed and Arnold

Ed and Arnold

Ed