SHOWCASING NEW ACTING AND WRITING TALENT FOR THE STAGE
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The 2nd Act Players will be holding auditions Saturday, July 20th for its fall production of Joe Simonelli’s Old Ringers, a humorous look at coping with the financial strains that come up in our senior years. Auditions will take place from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2515 Central Park Avenue, Evanston, […]
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Mitchell Ward will be directing the 2nd Act Players’ fall production of Joe Simonelli’s Old Ringers, a humorous look at how four retired women find an unexpected way to make ends meet as they cope with their limited financial resources. Ward has extensive directing experience and, also served as the stage manager of the 2nd […]
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The 2nd Act Players’ 2019 Women’s Empowerment One-Act Play Festival is over. People who came to see it loved it, really, we have the audience feedback form responses to prove it. Unfortunately, not enough of you came to see the festival to pay all our bills from it. Did you miss it? I’m sure you […]
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Audiences at the 2nd Act Players theater in Northwest Evanston are loving our Women’s Empowerment Play Festival— telling us so in audience feedback forms we ask everyone to fill out after our shows. Comments from subsequent performances echoed those from opening night. A sampling: THOUGHT-PROVOKING, TALENTED CAST EXCELLENT WRITING AND DIRECTING, AND ACTING IT WAS […]
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Only one weekend left to see the Women’s Empowerment Play Festival that audiences are raving about!!! Come see these amazing actors Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. or Sunday, May 26, at 3 p.m. Order your tickets now by clicking here or clicking on the ticket button on this page.
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Come see what opening night audiences are talking about when they say: “EXCITING, ENTERTAINING.”‘ ‘YOU WILL SEE TWO ORIGINAL PLAYS WITH ORIGINAL IDEAS.” “PROFESSIONAL ACTING.” “THE ACTORS WERE SUPERB.” “IT WAS PROFESSIONAL AND STIMULATING. GREAT ENTERTAINMENT!’ ALL OF THE LADIES WERE FANTASTIC!!! SOME REALLY GOOD TALENT IN THIS PRODUCTION. VERY NATURAL AND NOT “ACTOR-Y”. THE […]
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A panel that includes sexual abuse counselors, ministers, and an award-winning playwright, will gather after the May 19 Sunday matinée of the 2nd Act Players’ Women’s Empowerment Festival to discuss issues raised by the two one-act plays that are being performed in the festival. “We always see our shows as starting discussions on key social […]
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The 2nd Act Players’ Women’s Empowerment One-Act Play Festival is less than two weeks away and we’re wondering, as always, who will buy tickets to come see our shows. We’re already hearing from people who have a million reasons why they can’t come and we know that, deep down, they’re really asking themselves if it’s […]
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Jasmine Richman will be taking on what some might think of as the ultimate role — playing God — in the 2nd Act Players’ Women’s Empowerment One-Act Play Festival May 11-26. The play A Matter of Gender asks why God can;t be a woman, and then goes on to discuss the very nature of believing […]
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