Northminster Church continues as home for 2nd Act Players

January 23, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Northminster Presbyterian Church in Evanston has agreed to allow the 2nd Act Players to produce its new season in the church theater, marking the third year the 2nd Act Players will be staging plays at the church in northwest Evanston. “We are so thrilled to call Northminster home for our 2018 season,” says 2nd Act […]

Happy New Year from the 2nd Act Players

December 31, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The 2nd Act Players had an amazing year in 2017; our warmest thanks to all of you who made it possible. We featured 16 actors and three directors in nine works for the stage, ranging from our staged readings of six new 10-minute plays to our one-act festival with two plays and our fall production […]

Come see why Saturday is a sellout

November 15, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Audiences are raving about this story of a mother and son trying to reconnect while a granddaughter discovers the meaning of family.

Five years, five plays, wow

November 14, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Moving Boxes is the fifth play I’ve written in the last five years. Someone had the temerity to tell me last year, “you can’t keep writing a new play every year.” Well, I could and I did, so there.

Watch Julia Mitre talk about her character in “Moving Boxes”

October 29, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Julie Mitre plays Faye, the family matriarch in Moving Boxes who is on stage almost every scene of the two-act play. It’s a major acting challenge, but one Julie, who has been in two other 2nd Act Players production, is more than up for. A unique woman, Faye also represents everyone who finds themselves aging […]

Watch Ryan Hall talk about Frankie, his “Moving Boxes” character

October 28, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

How does a man who feels he has never lived up to his mother’s expectations become his own man? And what happens when, after many years apart, he is again living near that very demanding mother? Ryan Hall portrays Frankie, a character wrestling with those challenges in Moving Boxes which premieres on the 2nd Act […]

Hear what Talia Langman has to say about her character, Dr. Smith

October 27, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Talia Langman will be playing Dr. Smith, the medical professional who finds herself dealing with a unique new patient, in Moving Boxes, which the 2nd Act Players will premiere Nov. 4-19. A newly minted doctor, Dr. Smith may not be ready for a patient like Faye Casafranc. Watch the video here to see what else […]

Meet Hannah Goodman, then come see her in “Moving Boxes”

October 21, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Hannah Goodman will portray Julia in the 2nd Act Players premiere of Moving Boxes Nov. 4-19. Julia is a high school student, as is Hannah at Evanston Township High School. While the youngest member of the cast, Hannah has been acting for years, having studied at the Piven Theatre Workshop and acted with the Mudlark […]

Meet Emily Eaton, then come see her in “Moving Boxes”

October 20, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Emily Eaton will portray Sarah in the 2nd Act Players production of Moving Boxes Nov. 4-19. Sarah is perhaps the most enigmatic character in the world premiere drama, presenting a solid acting challenge for Emily but she is more than up to the task. To see Emily and the rest of the cast, simply click […]

Talia Langman talks about her acting career, come see her on stage

October 19, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Talia Langman plays Dr. Smith in the 2nd Act Players’ world premiere of Moving Boxes Nov. 4-19. Talia’s energy and enthusiasm for acting were so evident during her audition that the director and playwrights were able to see Talia making the doctor role, which had originally been conceived as an older, male character, into her […]