Audition for The Institute June 25

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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Entries are in for the 2nd Act Players one-act play competition

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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2nd Act Players begin work on “The Institute”

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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