I would eventually meet other divorced men and we would create new friendships. I often wished we could all sit around together in the evenings and talk about our struggles, but we lived in widely spread out locations.
Read MoreBoys in the Basement opens Nov. 6, less than a month away. Tickets are already selling and the production, which focuses on the heartbreak of divorce from the male perspective, is getting media attention. So buy your tickets today, waiting might mean you won’t be able to see this ground-breaking original work from the 2nd […]
Read MoreWhatever comes up, Frank will be trying to talk about his latest play, Boys in the Basement which opens Nov. 6 in Evanston.
Read MoreChildren are the victims of divorce, caught in events totally beyond their control and scarred by them nonetheless. Boys in the Basement looks at how men think about their children in divorce. Some men struggle to stay involved in tier children’s lives after divorce, others can not bear the pain and simply disappear, leaving children […]
Read MoreBoys in the Basement is a story about divorced men trying to cope, often badly, with the pain and loss that divorce brings. It’s an unapologetic look at divorce from a man’s perspective, one rarely if ever conveyed on the stage before. The characters all live in the same suburban apartment building and get together […]
Read MoreBoys in the Basement opens Friday, Nov. 6 and when it does, it’s show program will be filled with a record-number of sponsor ads. “Basically we sold out the program,” says 2nd Act Players cofounder John N. Frank. “We’d have to add more pages at this point to accommodate any additional sponsors for this show.” […]
Read More“This is the least we can do for anyone who has suffered the living hell of a divorce,” says playwright John N. Frank, himself the survivor of a divorce in 1993.
Read MoreAd sales have begun for the 2nd Act Players’ 2015-2016 season show programs. Advertising in one or both of our show programs is a great way to reach the affluent North Shore theater-going community. Businesses that serve the North Shore and Chicago can get a great deal by advertising in both show programs which will […]
Read More2nd Act Players cofounders John Frank and Carolyn Calzavara will be special guests Saturday, July 25 on Flabby Hoffman’s Radio Extravagonzo on 1680am at http://que4.org. The pair will tell the inspirational story of how John’s near fatal heart problems led him to seek out his life’s second act and so turn to his twin passions […]
Read MoreThe 2nd Act Players, the North Shore’s showcase for emerging stage talent, is kicking off its inaugural season with two dynamic new plays by emerging Chicago-area playwrights. John N. Frank’s original new work, Boys in the Basement, a dramedy which examines how men cope with the painful loss of family brought on by divorce, will […]
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