Our crowd-funding campaign is coming to an amazing conclusion today, we have not only met but surpassed our goal of $1,500 in dramatic fashion. Thank you to all our patrons at every level, your generosity and the faith you show in our acting troupe and in my play are the most amazing gifts. We pledge […]
Read MoreThe Evanston 2nd Act Players also are in the process of incorporating as a not-for-profit arts group so we can continue presenting exciting new stage works that deal with people in transitional moments of their lives.
Read MoreOur producer, Carolyn Calzavara, spent a great deal of time deciding what to write as a Father’s Day tribute to her dad. The end product shows the result of that time and effort, it’s a loving tribute to a man I have come to know and admire over the past 13 years as well. I […]
Read MoreToday is my birthday and it will mark nearly half my life without my dad. My father died in 1986, on an Easter Sunday, while he was visiting my house. One minute we were talking and joking, the next he was gone, victim of a heart attack. Since then, not a day has gone by when I […]
Read MoreThe first time we met Molly Mattaini, director of “Talking with My Dad,” we were impressed by her creativity, energy, drive and sense of self That all helped our decision to hire her for our exciting theatrical production. Reading her tribute to her father simply confirmed our first impressions. Her discussion of her father’s influences […]
Read More“Talking with My Dad” today begins posting Father’s Day tributes written by members of our cast and production team to their fathers. It’s our way of showing you what’s possible if you become a patron of our show by donating to our crowd-funding campaign, which ends on Father’s Day. You can honor your father for […]
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