July 31, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.
Audiences will be asked to select a winning script from among the six. A Judge’s Choice winner also will be announced Sunday, Sept. 24. Tickets are now on sale for both performances for $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Read More
July 28, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.
Our mission is to showcase new talent and we routinely have cast members ranging in age from 16 to 60+ as part of that mission. This fall, we’ll be at it again with our newest play, “Moving Boxes.”
Read More
July 24, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.
We’re in the midst of again soliciting donations for our Fall 2017 Charity Auction which will take place during our November performances. Show your support for the local arts scene by simply filling out the form below.
Read More
July 20, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.
“This story comes just a few weeks after my second heart surgery in less than five years and is just what I needed to remind me I’m still alive, still here and that I need to get busy for our 2017 season,” says Frank.
Read More
July 18, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.
Winning scripts will be announced in early August with auditions for actors to read them in mid-August and readings done on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 23 and the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 24.
Read More
July 17, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.
“Anyone who has cared for an aging parent will relate to this story,” says Frank. “So will families that have struggled to achieve the closeness they want with each other. It’s also a touching look at how love crosses generations from grandparents to their grandchildren and back.”
Read More
July 12, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.
The 2nd Act Players has hired Genevieve Fowler to direct its 2017 New Playwrights’ Showcase which will take place Saturday, September. 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, September 24 at 3 p.m. The festival will feature staged readings of six short scripts selected as winners of the 2017 2nd Act Players New Script Competition. Fowler has […]
Read More
July 11, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.
John N. Frank, a 2nd Act Players cofounder as well as its creative director and principal playwright, is back on his feet and looking forward to the 2nd Act Players’ 2017 season after undergoing an angioplasty In late June to have a 2nd stent placed inside one of his main arteries. “My arteries have been […]
Read More