Meet the authors of 2nd Act Players’ Spring Festival 10-minute Plays

February 12, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

The winners of the 2nd Act Players spring new script competition, 2021 isn’t 2020, or is it? include award-winning playwrights, returning 2nd Act Players’ competition winners, and the first winner of a 2nd Act Players’ new script competition who resides outside the United States. Both Craig Gustafson and John Mabey had scripts performed by the […]

2nd Act Players Announce Winners of 2021 Short-Script Competition

February 12, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

The 2nd Act Players have selected seven winning scripts for its spring 2021 production entitled 2021 isn’t 2020, or is it? The seven 10-minute plays examine the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people’s lives. “These winners were selected from nearly 200 entries we received from playwrights around the globe,” explains 2nd Act Players’ […]

2nd Act Players Donates $950 to NAACP Legal Defense Fund

July 28, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

We wanted to do more than just issue another statement after the death of George Floyd and subsequent demonstrations across America, we wanted to do something tangible to help.

2nd Act Players to stream socially relevant plays by Southside Chicago author

June 22, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

The 2nd Act Players will present its first online production the evenings of July 24th and 25th entitled More Rivers Will I to Cross — A look at twin pandemics – Racism & Covid-19. The streaming presentation will feature two short plays by Chicago playwright Andre Richardson Hogan II, Raisin Puffs and Line of Duties. […]