August 21, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.
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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August 20, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.
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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August 15, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.
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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August 2, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.
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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