2nd Act Players announce first fund-raiser — a night of all-star improv

July 31, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

The 2nd Act Players will hold a night of all-star improv at Little Ricky’s in downtown Winnetka, Thursday, August 20 beginning at 9 p.m. Featured improv groups will include Wizards & Oz and Snow, along with the 2nd Act Players improv wing. All three groups wowed the crowds at the 2015 Piven Theatre improv showcase […]

2nd Act Players to be featured on 1680AM Saturday, July 25

July 22, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

2nd Act Players cofounders John Frank and Carolyn Calzavara will be special guests Saturday, July 25 on Flabby Hoffman’s Radio Extravagonzo on 1680am at http://que4.org. The pair will tell the inspirational story of how John’s near fatal heart problems led him to seek out his life’s second act and so turn to his twin passions […]

2nd Act Players announces its inaugural season

July 20, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

The 2nd Act Players, the North Shore’s showcase for emerging stage talent, is kicking off its inaugural season with two dynamic new plays by emerging Chicago-area playwrights. John N. Frank’s original new work, Boys in the Basement, a dramedy which examines how men cope with the painful loss of family brought on by divorce, will […]

“Boys in the Basement” — a tale of broken men and their shattered dreams

July 10, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

Boys in the Basement is the 2nd Act Players’ November, 2015 production. The play deals with an apartment house populated by divorced men struggling to find their way after losing their families and the dreams they had for them. Performances will take place the weekends of Nov. 7-8 and Nov. 14-15, so save the dates […]