2nd Act Players

2nd Act Players Our mission is to foster emerging talent through performances that explore 2nd acts in people’s lives.

Showcasing emerging stage talent in plays about key 2nd Acts in people's lives.

2nd Act Players’ NYC alum Oliver Palmer on The Hunting Party this week, saying rat’s ass again just like in our play.
02/28/2026

2nd Act Players’ NYC alum Oliver Palmer on The Hunting Party this week, saying rat’s ass again just like in our play.

Help us help others -
12/02/2025

Help us help others -

Our 2nd Act Players' stage has been dark since we closed our amazing New York production of It's My Brooklyn, Too!  in 2024, but we continue to support our community. This Giving Tuesday, that means donating to the North Suburban chapter of Mended Hearts, the only peer-to-peer patient support group...

Memories from our 2024 Brooklyn show.
03/23/2025

Memories from our 2024 Brooklyn show.

Here's to a memorable 2024! -
01/01/2025

Here's to a memorable 2024! -

The 2nd Act Players ended 2024 on an incredible high note, having just completed its second production of a play in New York. The play which began as a one-act called New Year’s Eve at Grandma’s House has evolved and grown over the past 11 years to finally debut where its story takes place, in...

12/25/2024
Fresh from his roll as Sonny in It’s My Brooklyn, Too! 2nd Act’s Oliver Palmer lit up the small screen Tuesday in FBI: M...
12/18/2024

Fresh from his roll as Sonny in It’s My Brooklyn, Too! 2nd Act’s Oliver Palmer lit up the small screen Tuesday in FBI: Most Wanted as a bad cop.

All roads lead to Xavier…and my fav Hollywood Diner is open again after a recent fire and packed for breakfast/lunch, ni...
12/14/2024

All roads lead to Xavier…and my fav Hollywood Diner is open again after a recent fire and packed for breakfast/lunch, nice to see it hopping again.

Overflow crowds expected today and tomorrow for It’s My Brooklyn, Too! Audiences are raving about the authenticity of st...
12/14/2024

Overflow crowds expected today and tomorrow for It’s My Brooklyn, Too! Audiences are raving about the authenticity of staging the play in an actual Brooklyn brownstone.

In Park Slope today walking by the old Smaldone house and where the local candy store once stood.
12/09/2024

In Park Slope today walking by the old Smaldone house and where the local candy store once stood.

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Saturday 7pm - 9:30pm
Sunday 3pm - 5:30pm

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