“After four years of being Evanston’s and the North Shore’s best kept theater secret, we plan to get the word out about the 2nd Act Players big time this year,” says founder and artistic director John N. Frank.
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The 2nd Act Players spend a good deal of time asking you, our audience and donors, to help us out by donating and/or buying tickets to our shows. But we also strive to give back to our communities. 2nd Act co-founder John N. Frank recently joined members of the congregation at Northminster Presbyterian Church in […]
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The 2nd Act Players will be holding auditions this Saturday, dEc. 3, from 9:30 to 5 p.m. for our One-Act Play Festival which will be staged in March. We’re looking for men and women of varying ages to fill these eight roles. Details are below, se you Saturday! Auditions for its One-Act Play Festival Category […]
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This Saturday is a day when Americans go out shopping to support their local small businesses. You won’t find many businesses smaller than the 2nd Act Players in Evanston so we ask for your support this Small Business Saturday. Buy your tickets now for our One-Act Play Festival this coming March!!!! We’ll be staging two one-act […]
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Being in and out of the hospital has hurt my efforts to tell friends about the show and get them to attend. I’m hoping the many people I know who have yet to come will surprise me and turn out this final weekend.
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Veterans will be admitted free-of-charge to the Saturday, Nov. 12 performance of The Institute, Coming of Age during the Vietnam War. Play author John N. Frank will hold a discussion session on the play with audience members following the show. “This is our second veterans’ night. The discussion we had with four Vietnam vets after […]
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We want to immerse our audience members, especially those who are too young to remember the Vietnam era, in those times so they can understand the larger context in which the play takes place.
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The Institute, Coming of Age during the Vietnam War, is “Full of comedic relief, creative role changes and shocking plot twists,” says a review in the Loyola Phoenix. “The Institute…emotionally connects viewers to the characters as they develop friendships and embody the Jesuit value of being a person for others.” “For characters Frankie, Shamus, Patrick […]
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“The conspiracy theorist in me thinks the Cubs decided to finally go to the big show this year just to cost me ticket sales,” says Brooklyn-born Frank, who admits to being a life-long Mets fan. “I think they’re just trying to get payback for 1969, the Black Cat and…well you know the rest, including last year’s playoffs.”
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The 2nd Act Players invites veterans to see its new play, The Institute, Coming of Age during the Vietnam War, on Saturday evening, Nov. 12 free of charge that evening. “We have always been about using our plays to start wider discussion on important issues,” explains John N. Frank, 2nd Act co-founder and artistic director. […]
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