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Here’s what playwright Tess Light has to say about “The Last Days of Wonder”
Writing “The Last Days of Wonder” was an act of healing for me — though I generally don’t write confessional or autobiographical plays, this one is largely true. My mother was the grasshopper to my ant, balancing my industry with her sense of fun. Her irresponsible optimism was maddening, and joyous, and terrifying, and infectious. […]
Read MoreCome see Julie Mitre in “The Last Days of Wonder”
Julie Mitre will portray Mother in the 2nd Act Players’ production of the dynamic new one-act play The Last Days of Wonder on March 11-26. Mother has led a wild life. Drinking, Paris, multiple husbands, the world was a blur to her for many years, years in which she wasn’t there for her two daughters. But now her […]
Read MoreCome see Christine O’Keefe in “The Last Days of Wonder”
Christine O’Keefe will portray Sue in the 2nd Act Players’ production of the dynamic new one-act play The Last Days of Wonder on March 11-26. Who is Sue? The serious older sister? The successful career woman, wife and mother? Or the little girl who misses her often absent mother? And how will she react when her mother asks […]
Read MoreCome see Brandon Wilson on stage, buy tickets today
Brandon Wilson will portray Joe in the 2nd Act Players’ production of the dynamic new one-act play Falling into Macy on March 11-26. Who is Joe? Happy-go-lucky young man about town? Lover of Casablanca? Will he end up with coworker Alison? Will he be helped by the mysterious Macy? The play is one of two the 2nd […]
Read MoreCome see Morgan Dixon on stage, buy tickets today
Morgan Dixon will portray Macy in the 2nd Act Players’ production of the dynamic new one-act play Falling into Macy on March 11-26. Who, or what exactly is Macy? She appears in both subplots of the play, but who is she? What is she trying to accomplish? And what surprises does Macy have in store […]
Read MoreFree previews of our One-Act Play Festival this Sunday, come one, come all
Wondering what you’d see if you pluck down some cash for tickets to the 2nd Act Players One-Act Play Festival March 11-26? Wonder no more, come see us stage free previews of each of the two one-acts this Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3:15 p.m. at the main branch of the Evanston Library.
Read MoreTop 5 Reasons you’ll love the 2nd Act Players’ One-Act Festival
The 2nd Act Players are staging two, dynamic new one-act plays this March at the Presbyterian Church Theater in Evanston — here’s why you should see them: 1. Two for the price of one…see two new dynamic plays for less than one ticket would cost elsewhere. The 2nd Act Players charge only $22. And parking is […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players are back looking at love, family and love lost
The 2nd Act Players will be taking to the stage again March 11-26, bringing you its first-ever One-Act Play Festival with two new works that look at love from very different angles. Falling Into Macy by Richard Lyons Conlon, looks at the lives of two couples, one older and falling out of love, the other younger and trying […]
Read MoreFAQs about the 2nd Act Players’ One-Act Play Festival
A one-act play festival in Evanston, what is that all about? It’s about fun, drama, comedy and an enjoyable evening with Northwest Evanston’s newest theater company, the 2nd Act Players. Read on, all your questions about the March festival are answered here. Read, then buy some tickets, what are you waiting for, all your questions […]
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