For all you Chicago-area playwrights who love writing on deadline, the deadline is here for the 2nd Act Players Short-Script Competition, so send in your entry today! Friday, June 30 at midnight is the last second you can submit an entry. We’ll be producing staged readings of six winning scripts on Sept. 23 and Sept. […]
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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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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 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 […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players’ One-Act Play Festival has only THREE MORE PERFORMANCES this weekend, March 24-26. You still have time to come and see two one-act plays that audiences have been raving about. “Great, true to life and true about marriage, siblings and the death of a parent” wrote one audience member who attended a […]
Read MoreThe opening night audience for the 2nd Act Players’ One-Act Play Festival raved about the performances they saw Saturday, March 11, with 100% of those who filled out evaluation forms saying they would recommend the festival to a friend. All the respondents rated the performances as either excellent or good with none rating it fair […]
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The 2nd Act Players’ One-Act Play Festival opens tonight, Saturday, March 11, and it’s not too late to buy your tickets for one fo eight scheduled performances running weekends through March 26. What you will see is two one-act plays performed each evening of the festival. Click here to buy your tickets and avoid long […]
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