The 2nd Act Players, the North Shore’s showcase for emerging stage talent, is kicking off its inaugural season with two dynamic new plays by emerging Chicago-area playwrights. John N. Frank’s original new work, Boys in the Basement, a dramedy which examines how men cope with the painful loss of family brought on by divorce, will […]
Read MoreBoys in the Basement is the 2nd Act Players’ November, 2015 production. The play deals with an apartment house populated by divorced men struggling to find their way after losing their families and the dreams they had for them. Performances will take place the weekends of Nov. 7-8 and Nov. 14-15, so save the dates […]
Read MoreWho puts a Hawaiian shirt on his beer bottle? It must be one of the Boys in the Basement characters in the new play that will be performed this November by the 2nd Act Players. Boys in the Basement is a funny yet poignant story of men coping with the heartbreak of divorce. Men cope […]
Read MoreWidely acclaimed Chicago theater and screen veteran Mary Reynard is joining the 2nd Act Players as director of its planned November, 2015 production of the emotionally charged new play, Boys in the Basement. Reynard carries an impressive directing resume, having received rave reviews for her work on such plays as A Body of Water at […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players will open its 2015 season this November with Boys in the Basement, an original two-act play by 2nd Act Players creative director John N. Frank. Boys in the Basement tells the until-now untold story of how men cope with the heartache of divorce. Each night, this rag-tag group of misfits gathers […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players could not exist without the generous support of our sponsors and patrons. And now we’ve made it easier than ever to join our extended family and to support the growth of the performing arts in our various plays and other endeavors. Simply click through here to our new donation page and […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players evolved out of a class taken at the Actors’ Training Center in Wilmette, Ill., in 2012. Our mission is to feature newly emerging talent and the works of emerging and established playwrights that touch on key turning points in people’s lives. The creative bonds formed in our first class grew as […]
Read MoreWe’ve written already about the positive audience response to the first weekend of performances for Talking with My Dad. Those came from evaluation forms which roughly half of all attendees at our first three performances filled out. In addition to answering questions, we also asked them to supply comments. Here’s a sampling of what they […]
Read MoreTalking with My Dad has only three more scheduled shows the weekend of Nov. 22-23 and the Sunday show already is sold out!! So don’t delay, get your tickets today for either of our Saturday, Nov. 22 shows. Simply click here. We hope to see you at one of our shows.
Read MoreRoughly 84% of audience members filling out evaluation forms on Talking with My Dad during our first weekend of performances would recommend it to others, a ringing endorsement for the show. Also, an incredible 98% thought the cast worked together well and 91% liked the pacing of the story. The positives went on — 86% […]
Read More
2ND ACT Players 