Get To Know The Cast Of THREE MEN ON A HORSE- Day Three

TACT/The Actors Company Theatre presents Three Men on a Horse, by John Cecil Holm & George Abbott, the final production of the company's 2010/11 season. Directed by TACT Co-Artistic Director Scott Alan Evans, performances began at Theatre Row's Beckett Theatre (410 West 42nd Street - between 9th & 10th Avenues) on Monday, March 14th, 2011.

The cast of Three Men on A Horse includes TACT Company Members Jeffrey C. Hawkins (The Memorandum, Incident at Vichy), Ron McClary (Incident at Vichy, Home), James Murtaugh (The Late Christopher Bean; Ah, Wilderness-Lincoln Center), Gregory Salata (Bent, Incident at Vichy), and Scott Schafer (Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Bedroom Farce).

In Three Men on a Horse, hen-pecked greeting-card writer, Erwin Trowbridge, has an uncanny ability for predicting the winners of horse races. For Erwin it's just a hobby, but when his extraordinary talent is discovered by a down-and-out pack of gamblers, Erwin suddenly finds himself very far from his safe suburban home in Ozone Heights. This dizzy and delightful Depression-era comedy by one of theatre's most accomplished showmen will bring a much needed lift to your Recession -wearied spirits.

The cast of THREE MEN ON A HORSE took some time to speak with Broadwayworld. The questions will run one each day everyday for the remainder of the week. 

Day three question three: Did you feel the need to study the era of the play before slipping into your character?

JEFFREY C. HAWKINS (Charlie)

No, but I wanted to be conscious of when hats are worn, not worn and how they're worn -manners and the like. I never want the history to get in the way of the histrionics, but sometimes they're inseparable.

 

Geoffrey Molloy (Erwin)

Yeah, several movies from the time period were particularly helpful. Check out Shirley Temple in Little Miss Marker when you get a chance!

 

 

Julianna Zinkel (Mabel)

A bit- some of the movies of the times were very helpful for style and context. Plus, they're just so great! Gold Diggers of 1933 is a favorite of mine.

 

Gregory Salata (Patsy)

I did watch quite a few films from the era but this backfired when I found myself doing Shirley Temple impersonations during the rehearsal period. I abandoned this strategy and relied on the costumes (especially the shoes ) that our wonderful costume designer Martha Hally provided for us!

 

 

Don Burroughs (Frankie)

Yes, I think it's good to have a solid understanding of the world in which these people live. Watching movies from the period was very helpful. Knowing the value of money. $20 was a lot back then. The popularity of horse racing was second only to baseball. The Great Depression was going on 4 years when the play was written. All of these things affect how these characters view the world.

 

Three Men on a Horse will have the following performance schedule: Monday, Wednesday - Friday at 7:30pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are $36.25 - $56.25 and are available 24/7 through Telecharge.com/212-239-6200 or at the Theatre Row box office (410 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues) between 12pm and 8pm daily.