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 […]
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The 2nd Act Players One-Act Play Festival opens a week from today on Saturday, March 11 with a 7:30 show featuring two dynamic, new one-act plays. Buy your tickets today by clicking here. In addition to the plays, there’ll be special events after every show ranging from talks with cast and directors to a silent […]
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Every relationship is comprised of an ongoing series of scenes. Scenes of discovery, affection, intimacy — possibly love. Unfortunately, there are also sometimes scenes of disaffection, alienation, anger, shutting off, and loss. There are scenes that define a relationship, for better or worse. They often come at completely unexpected moments. They all have inherent drama, […]
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Chris Johnson is directing the 2nd Act Players’ production of the dynamic new one-act play Falling into Macy on March 11-26. What is Chris’ artistic vision for this play? How has he crafted a coherent and riveting story from it’s 15 scenes and five characters? The play is one of two the 2nd Act Players will […]
Read MoreJohn Miraglia will portray Joseph in the 2nd Act Players’ production of the dynamic new one-act play Falling into Macy on March 11-26. Who is Joseph? Husband to Catherine, Joseph seems to have lost that spark of love that brought he and his long-time wife together. Will he find it again? Can mysterious character Macy help? […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 MoreThe 2nd Act Players will be producing two plays as part of its One-Act Play festival March 11-26. The plays are Falling Into Macy by Richard Lyons Conlon, and The Last Days of Wonder by Tess Light. Playwright Conlon has been a two-term resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists and has written more than 30 plays […]
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Opening weekend audiences raved about the 2nd Act Players world premiere of The Institute, Coming of Age during the Vietnam War, calling it “extraordinary” and “terrific,” in evaluation forms filled out immediately after performances Oct. 21-23. “I got chills during the Martin Luther King scenes. Great job,” wrote one. “What a compelling story,” wrote another. […]
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