With only one show left this weekend for our #MeToo Play Festival, we want to say thank you to our audiences, our sponsors, our actors, playwrights, post-show-panelists, director, crew and our donors. This has been the most powerful work we have done in the five years since the 2nd Act Players came into existence. Theater […]
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Six highly talented actors are performing multiple roles in the six scripts that are part of the 2nd Act Players #MeToo Play Festival. Here one of them, Jasmine Richman, talks about acting, her characters and the plays. To see her on stage, buy your tickets by clicking here. Only two shows left, Saturday at 7:30 […]
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The 2nd Act Players #MeToo Play Festival will star six amazing actors, each of whom will be playing a variety of roles in our six short plays. Today, read about Barbara Roeder Harris and then click here to buy your tickets for the festival’s final two shows Saturday and Sunday. 1. What prompted you to become an […]
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The 2nd Act Players #MeToo Play Festival stars six amazing actors, each of whom will be playing a variety of roles in our six short plays. Today, read about Jeff Watkins and then click here to buy your tickets for the festival’s final two shows Saturday and Sunday. 1.What prompted you to become an actor? It started […]
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Opening weekend audiences were overwhelmingly positive in their praise for the 2nd Act Players’ #MeToo Play Festival, with 100% of those who filled out evaluation forms saying they would recommend the festival to a friend. In addition, 93% rated the performances as either excellent or good. “These plays and these actors really connected with our […]
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Cassandra Rose is a bisexual playwright who has had more than 300 plays performed in Chicago and beyond. That total includes the hundreds of micro-plays that make up all five years of her self-produced The Dictionary Project. Her longer plays include The Amen Trilogy, At His Best, Billy to his Friends, Children of Troy, and […]
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The 2nd Act Players could not exist without the amazing support of our sponsors. Our sponsors are business people who understand that supporting the local performing arts is an important part of building and maintaining a wonderful community in which to live and work.They also understand our audience members like doing business with businesses that […]
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Karla Altmayer, cofounder of Healing to Action, will be joining the post-show discussion on Sunday, May 20 about #MeToo issues raised by the six short plays presented in the 2nd Act Players’ #MeToo Play Festival. Playwrights Jean Waller and Carol Saller also will be on the panel which will be chaired by 2nd Act Players’ Cofounder […]
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Want to know how the MeToo movement began and how it has morphed and grown since late 2017? Check the list of articles on our new #MeToo Play Festival page. The page begins with information about our festival May 19-20, and May 26-27 at Northminster Church in Evanston where we’ll be showcasing six short plays […]
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Aayisha Ruby Humphrey, an award-winning Chicago actor and acting teacher, will be the director for the 2nd Act Players’ #MeToo Play Festival May 19-20 and May 26-27. The festival presents six 10-minute plays from emerging playwrights dealing with issues such as sexual harassment in the workplace, sexual abuse, gender-stereotyping and bullying. “Aayisha was assistant director […]
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