The 2nd act Players is at it again, scheduling an amazing event that will help you better understand the Vietnam War years while also giving you the chance to bid on fabulous prizes like a stay at Evanston’s posh Hilton Orrington Hotel, a free class at the well-known Green Shirt Studio in Chicago, or a […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players have selected two one-act play winners from more than 60 submitted for its first-ever one-act script competition. The plays, Falling Into Macy by Richard Lyons Conlon, and The Last Days of Wonder by Tess Light, will be staged by the 2nd Act Players in March and April, 2017, during their one-act […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players fall production will be the world premiere of a new two-act play, The Institute, coming of age during the Vietnam War. Journey back to the turbulent 1960s with us and, in addition to the play itself, we will be cosponsoring a number of events that will look at key issues of […]
Read MoreThe evening will feature a range of silent auction items from 2nd Act sponsors along with wine, cheese and other munchies for guests. Posters for The Institute also will be available for a minimum $50 donation.
Read MoreAuditions will be held for The Institute June 25 at the 2nd Act Players theater in Northminster Church, Evanston. We are seeking older actors, 50-68, male and female, to play men and their wives at a 45-year high school reunion. Each actor will play three roles in the play, which sees them flashing back to […]
Read MoreThe entry window has closed for the 2nd Act Players first-ever one-act script competition. More than 60 scripts were received from playwrights all over the country who have Chicago connections. Players board members are now reviewing all the entries and will select two winners whose plays will be performed by the 2nd Act Players in […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players have begun work on its fall production, the original two-act play The Institute, which looks at the lives of four young men attending military school during the height of the Vietnam War. “This is a much different look at that era than other plays have taken,” explains playwright John N. Frank. […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players is moving into a new theater-home at Northminster Church in Evanston and now, more than ever, we need an army of volunteers to make our productions in our new home as successful as they had been when we were only a pop-up theater renting other people’s spaces to perform. Help us […]
Read MoreBordeaux Studio is now the official photographer for the 2nd Act Players and we’re excited to let all our acting friends, and audience members who have need of one, know that Bordeaux is offering a headshot special through the end of April. You will get three images with three looks for only $100. That’s a lot […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players is proud to announce that it will be staging its 2016-2017 season in its new theater home in Evanston’s Northminster Presbyterian Church. “Northminster for many years had its own theater troupe and so has a long tradition of supporting the arts,” says 2nd Act co-founder John N. Frank. “We are thrilled […]
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