TACT/ The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans, Artistic Executive Director; Nora Chester & Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Associate Artistic Directors), the award-winning Off-Broadway company celebrating its 25th Anniversary Season, will begin performances tomorrow, Wednesday, for Three Wise Guys, the World Premiere of a new comedy by Scott Alan Evans & Jeffrey Couchman, based on Damon Runyon's short stories, "Dancing Dan's Christmas" and "The Three Wise Guys."
Mr. Evans directs a cast that features Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Joel Jones, Karl Kenzler, Victoria Mack, Ron McClary, John Plumpis, and Dana Smith-Croll. The design team includes Jason Ardizzone-West (scenic), David Toser (costumes), M.L. Geiger (lighting), Bart Fasbender (sound), Dan Scully (projections), and Andrew Gaukel (puppetry), with original music by Joseph Trapanese. Performances will begin Wednesday, February 28th, at the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues) and continue for a strictly limited run through April 14th only. Opening Night is set for Sunday March 11th.March 14 -- PROHIBITION-ERA NYC IN THE AGE OF RUNYON featuring Bob Billingsley, Vice Chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, who is not only an expert on New York City history, but his family had a legendary role in it. Billingsley's father, Logan, was the leader of a notorious group of bootleggers, while his uncle, Sherman Billingsley, was the owner of the high-society Stork Club and a close friend of Damon Runyon. Hear Bob's exciting take on life in the colorful age of Runyon and the quirky guys and dolls who were his friends.
March 15 -- CREATING A LEGACY: THE Damon Runyon CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION with Lorraine Egan, president and CEO of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. When Damon Runyon died of throat cancer in 1946, his close friend Walter Winchell spearheaded fundraising on behalf of cancer research. These efforts eventually resulted in the creation of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. Egan speaks about the organization's continued efforts to raise public awareness and funds for cancer research. TACT will be donating a portion of the proceeds from this evening's ticket sales to the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. March 28 -- THE TIMELESS WRITING OF Damon Runyon with Mitchell Stephens, New York University Professor of Journalism, and Leonard Cassuto, Fordham University Professor of English and American Studies, who discuss Damon Runyon's distinctive style of writing. This includes his earliest efforts as a reporter and sportswriter as well as his work as one of the best short-story writers of all time. PLUS - Every Sunday matinee will be followed by a "Meet the Cast & Crew" talkback!
It's Christmas Eve 1932: Three New York guys, each preoccupied with his own particular problems and not especially fond of the season, find themselves in Good Time Charley's speakeasy. As the bootleg liquor flows, the guys agree to band together and take to the road to avoid the holiday hubbub. Well, that and a notorious racketeer is after them so they better get out of town! Over one long, life-changing night, they make some big decisions while inadvertently spreading good cheer to one and all. Based on the beloved Runyon stories "The Three Wise Guys" and "Dancing Dan's Christmas," Three Wise Guys is the latest in a series of Premiere produced by TACT, including Noël Coward's Salute to the Brave, The Gravedigger's Lullaby, and The Triangle Factory Fire Project, among others.
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