“Three Days of Rain” first look: “Heated Rivalry”, “Superman”, “Handmaid’s Tale” stars assemble on stage (exclusive)
“Three Days of Rain” first look: “Heated Rivalry”, “Superman”, “Handmaid’s Tale” stars assemble on stage (exclusive)
Nick RomanoMon, November 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC
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Francois Arnaud, David Corenswet, and Yvonne Strahovski in ‘Three Days of Rain’ Broadway revivalCredit: Mark SeligerKey Points -
François Arnaud, David Corenswet, and Yvonne Strahovski debut in the first look at Broadway’s Three Days of Rain.
The Heated Rivalry, Superman, and Handmaid’s Tale alums each play two roles, a trio of childhood friends and their parents.
The actors discuss what resonated with them about the material and working together on stage.
What happens when stars from Heated Rivalry, Superman, and The Handmaid’s Tale get together on the same stage? Three Days of Rain.
Actors François Arnaud, David Corenswet, and Yvonne Strahovski debut in Entertainment Weekly’s exclusive first look at the Broadway revival of Tony winner Richard Greenberg’s 1997 play, which will open at the Longacre Theatre in 2027.
Each of the stars take on two roles in this new production from director Anna D. Shapiro, a Tony winner for her work on August: Osage County. Act 1 of Three Days of Rain will see the trio portray friends from childhood digging into an inheritance mystery, after which they transform into their characters’ parents 30 years earlier in Act 2.
Three Days of Rain marks the Broadway debuts for both Arnaud and Corenswet.
Arnaud, known for playing one-half of “Skip” on hit hockey romance series Heated Rivalry, refers to Three Days of Rain as “one of my favorite plays I’ve ever read,” while Corenswet, Hollywood’s current Man of Steel, praises “the richness of the writing, the puzzle of the play through time,” and “its elegant simplicity.”
Francois Arnaud, David Corenswet, and Yvonne Strahovski in ‘Three Days of Rain’ key artCredit: Mark Seliger
“The way it tackles emotional inheritance so skillfully and with so much humor and wit. I discover something new about it every day; it’s all so rich and layered,” Arnaud tells EW over email. “I love the idea that try as we may, it’s quite impossible to get out of ourselves and see our parents for who they are as people and not just as parents, that there’s always something that escapes us about where we come from and that so much of what trickles down from them is beyond our control and our understanding. And yet, there’s still a beauty in trying to crack that code.”
Arnaud portrays a man named Pip, who reunites with two of his childhood friends. Corenswet portrays one of them, Walker, while Strahovski, who played a Gilead architect in the Handmaid’s Tale TV universe, takes the role of Walker’s sister, Nan.
Together, they meet at a downtown loft where their architect fathers designed the house that made them famous. When they acquire a cryptic journal and a startling will, the three friends question who their parents were before they had children. To answer that, Arnaud plays Pip’s dad Theo, Corenswet plays Nan and Walker’s father Ned, and Strahovski plays the sibling’s mother, Lina, in Act 2.
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Stahovski reflects on meeting her two costars at a photo shoot for the production. “I instantly felt a great comfort with David and François,” she tells EW. “I have only known them for a short amount of time, but already I feel at ease. They are so kind and wonderful. Thoughtful and so impressive with everything they say. I am excited to get it on its feet with them and start playing.”
Arnaud calls Corenswet and Strahovski “almost annoyingly smart,” noting how he’s “in total awe of how their brains work.”
“The three of us are so different in the way we approach things, in how we read, but also somehow very compatible,” the Heated Rivalry star notes. “It’s fascinating to watch the wheels turning, to let their thinking affect mine, and to see how it shifts my own view of the story. They both shine a light on aspects of the play I wouldn’t have seen, simply because of the way they look at things. I’ve learned so much from them already. And on top of it, they’re funny and kind.”
Francois Arnaud, David Corenswet, Yvonne StrahovskiCredit: Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic; Christopher Polk/CBS via Getty; Monica Schipper/Getty
Corenswet says it’s “always wonderful when what brings you together is a common appreciation and intrigue, in this case this little-known gem of a play. It’s somewhat like discovering you went to the same elementary school or had the same favorite movie growing up.”
The original Off-Broadway production of Three Days of Rain became a Pulitzer finalist in 1998, and the Broadway version in 2006 earned Tony nominations for scenic and lightning designs.
Produced by David Binder and co-produced by Jayne Baron Sherman, this new Broadway revival will play at Manhattan’s Longacre Theatre in 2027. The first preview performance is set for Jan. 30, ahead of opening night on March 1.
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