Calling all playwrights — One week left to enter our #WomensEmpowerment script competition

February 21, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Calling all playwrights — only one week left to enter our #WomensEmpowerment script competition. Two one-act plays that look at women’s issues will be performed by our 2nd Act Players this May. “We’re looking for one-act plays that focus on women overcoming major obstacles in their lives,” says 2nd Act Players’ Co-Founder John N. Frank. […]

Final week to enter the 2nd Act Players Short-Script competition

June 26, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

A scene from "Last Days of Wonder," a winner of our 2016 script comeptition.

For all you Chicago-area playwrights who love writing on deadline, the deadline is here for the 2nd Act Players Short-Script Competition, so send in your entry today! Friday, June 30 at midnight is the last second you can submit an entry. We’ll be producing staged readings of six winning scripts on Sept. 23 and Sept. […]