2nd Act Players WebSite See Record Traffic in 2021

January 10, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

The 2nd Act Players’ website racked up a record 14,522 views in 2021, fitting for a year when all it’s productions were done solely online. More than 6,700 individuals visited the site over the course of the year in which the 2nd Act Players produced the award-winning play What Good Did we See Today as […]

Why you should watch ‘Black Flag’ — read what critics have said

June 25, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

“Aptly named, “Black Flag” has to do with America’s Original Sin of slavery and the terrible schism that this has created over the decades through the present-day ..The story alludes to today’s deep cultural clashes and the struggle for ideology.” Julia W. Rath Aroundthetownchicago.com July, 2021 The 2nd Act Players decided to stream Idris […]

Playwright Idris Goodwin has creative roots in Chicago

June 17, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Black Flag author Idris Goodwin has deep creative roots in Chicago and the Midwest. Born in Detroit, he earned a bachelor of arts degree in film, video and screenwriting at Colombia College Chicago. He then went on to get a master’s degree in creative writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He […]

2nd Act Players to Present ‘Black Flag’ by award-winning playwright Idris Goodwin

June 2, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

The Evanston 2nd Act Players is honored to be partnering with award-winning Black Playwright Idris Goodwin this summer to stream Black Flag, one of five short plays in Goodwin’s Open Source Scripts for an Antiracist Tomorrow. A special streaming presentation of the film will take place July 1, 7 p.m. central time, as part of […]