Peter Nerad portrayed a character who was one of my favorites to write, The Player in our 2015 production of Boys in the Basement. Player was the leader of the boys, regaling them nightly with stories of his female conquests. The Player had no shame, and no limits. Aren’t there times we’ve all wished we […]
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Julie Mitre has graced the 2nd Act Players’ stage twice in the past two years, first in The Institute and then as a dying mother in our early 2017 one-act play Last Days of Wonder. Writing us in late May, Julie tells us today “I am more involved with my role as Artistic Associate with Akvavit […]
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Spring cleaning is an annual ritual in our house, and one we’ve turned into a great fund-raising opportunity for our 2nd Act Players. If you;re in the midst of cleaning out your closets as well, here’s a perfect opportunity to donate your gently used treasures to the 2nd Act Players Annual Yard Sale which will […]
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Jean Waller had the challenge in the 2nd Act Players’ 2016 production of The Institute of playing the same character, Kathy O’Malley, at two different points in her life, when she was in high school, and in the present day.And she did it masterfully. Today, “The next show I am in is London Assurance, by Irish […]
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Kirsty Collins had a busy 2016-2017 with the 2nd Act Players, playing Miss Salvati, a central character in The Institute which we produced in October and November, 2016, and then serving as assistant director for Last Days of Wonder, part of our One-Act Play festival earlier this year. Now, “I am in rehearsal for a […]
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The 2nd Act Players invites aspiring playwrights to enter its 2017 short-script competition. Six winning scripts will receive staged readings by the 2nd Act Players in September. “We had such a great response to our script contest last year, we had to do it again, but in a bigger way” says 2nd Act Founder and […]
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The 2nd Act Players will be featuring seven new works for the stage in their 2017 season. In September, they will host a weekend of staged readings of six new short plays by local authors, followed in November by the new two-act play, Moving Boxes, the joys and trials of caring for an aging adult. […]
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The 2nd Act Players is in the midst of planning its 2017 season and we want to hear from you! What type of plays would you like to see us performing at our theater in Northminster Church, Evanston? We’ve already asked people who have come to our past five years of plays, but we want […]
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Did you miss the 2nd Act Players’ first-ever One-Act Play Festival? We missed you too, but you can still show your support for the 2nd Act Players and for local theater. We love all of you who have come to our shows the past five years and also supported us with contributions, charity auction purchases […]
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The final performance of the 2nd Act Player’s One-Act Play Festival is today, Sunday, March 26 at 3:30 in our theater at Northminster Church, Evanston. So you still have a chance to see the shows audience members have been raving about. Come and enjoy, buy your tickets by simply clicking here. Here’s a sampling of […]
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