Evanston-area merchants, here’s a great, inexpensive, way to show your support for the performing arts

North suburban merchants and service providers, let your customers and potential customers know you support the performing arts in their community by donating a product or service to the Evanston 2nd Act Players’ 2018 fund-raising auction. Donations with face values of at least $25 are greatly appreciated. Join returning donors Temperance Beer Co., F.E.W. Spirits […]

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Move-in Day for New Year’s Eve at Grandma’s House

Saturday was move-in day for the 2nd Act Players’ fall production of New Year’s Eve at Grandma’s House. That meant four board members and a volunteer helper spent the morning transporting furniture from our garage workshop to our theater. “This will be the most elaborate set we’ve ever had,” says 2nd Act Cofounder John N. […]

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2nd Act Players plan first major ad effort for “New Year’s Eve at Grandma’s House”

The 2nd Act Players’ fall production of the all-new New Year’s Eve at Grandma’s House will be supported by the five-year-old theater’s first integrated advertising and marketing campaign. Ads for the show will start appearing at the CTA’s Davis Street L station in October. Print advertising will include the Chicago Tribune’s fall play preview and […]

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The 2nd Act Players are headed to New York in 2019!!!

The 2nd Act Players’ will be mounting a weekend of staged readings of Cofounder John N. Frank’s play The Institute next January in New York City. The performances, tentatively scheduled for Jan 25-26, will take place at Frank’s high school, Xavier, which serves as the inspiration for the setting of the play itself. “To see […]

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