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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Paintings and knicknacks sit in a white three-sided structure.

A breakdown of some of the arts Evanston has to offer

August 15, 2021

Looking for a play to watch? A gallery to walk through? A concert to attend? Evanston has got it all — if you know where to look. After over a year of virtual performances, dive back into the thrill...

Actors rehearse for the Women’s Empowerment Play Festival. The festival will run from May 11 through May 25.

Women’s Empowerment Play Festival to premiere in Evanston

May 8, 2019

This story contains mentions of sexual assault. As conversations surrounding women’s rights continue to saturate the media, such as the #MeToo movement and national marches, a local theater company...

Aayisha Ruby Humphrey, director of 2nd Act Players’ #MeToo Play Festival. The festival features six short plays highlighting issues surrounding the #MeToo movement.

Local theater company features #MeToo stories in annual play festival

May 16, 2018

When TIME Magazine named the “Silence Breakers” of the #MeToo movement as its 2017 Person of the Year, John Frank (Medill ’76) and Carolyn Calzavara (Kellogg ’87) said they knew the stories of...

Cast members of Evanston’s 2nd Act Players prepare for their production of “Remembrance.” The play, which explores how people remember dead loved ones, will be performed with changes since the last performance at the Winnetka Community House.

2nd Act Players debut revised version of “Remembrance”

January 27, 2016

A&E Major celebrities and historical figures may be remembered forever, but ArLynn Leiber Presser’s play “Remembrance” explores what happens to everyday people once there is no one left on...

Cast members Gina Palmer, Bryan Jansyn, Bailey Lawrence and John Frank (Medill ’76) rehearse a scene from “Boys in the Basement.” The show, put on by the 2nd Act Players, opens on Nov. 6 at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center.

Local theater group to premiere play on divorce

November 4, 2015

A&E John Frank (Medill ’76) wrote a play exploring divorce from the perspective of men after having his own experience with it. A new Evanston theater group, 2nd Act Players, will premiere...

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