May 27, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.
The evening will feature a range of silent auction items from 2nd Act sponsors along with wine, cheese and other munchies for guests. Posters for The Institute also will be available for a minimum $50 donation.
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May 21, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.
Auditions will be held for The Institute June 25 at the 2nd Act Players theater in Northminster Church, Evanston. We are seeking older actors, 50-68, male and female, to play men and their wives at a 45-year high school reunion. Each actor will play three roles in the play, which sees them flashing back to […]
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May 20, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.
The entry window has closed for the 2nd Act Players first-ever one-act script competition. More than 60 scripts were received from playwrights all over the country who have Chicago connections. Players board members are now reviewing all the entries and will select two winners whose plays will be performed by the 2nd Act Players in […]
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May 19, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.
The 2nd Act Players have begun work on its fall production, the original two-act play The Institute, which looks at the lives of four young men attending military school during the height of the Vietnam War. “This is a much different look at that era than other plays have taken,” explains playwright John N. Frank. […]
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