• THE DARKEST NIGHTS PRODUCE THE BRIGHTEST S.T.A.R.S.!

    And that's in full evidence in the galleries of our previous shows. Take a peek!

    S.T.A.R.S. Performances

  • Helping Is Healing

    Experience a S.T.A.R.S. storytelling performances, network with other survivors at a Girls Night Out event, consider what your 2nd Act might be at a workshop.

    OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

  • REAL WOMEN SHARE THEIR STORIES

    Meet our Purple Tribe, watch their videos to learn about their 2nd Acts, and be inspired to create your own!

    PURPLE TRIBE INSPIRATION AWAITS HERE

UPCOMING EVENTS

Alex and Ani Shopping Event

Do you love jewelry? Does your mother? Here's the perfect mix of both! At our April 27th shopping

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A 2nd Act Workshop

It’s time to change your question from “Why Me?” to “W

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2019 Grant Portal Opens

When you’ve identified YOUR 2nd Act, money s

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Phoenix Girls Night Out

Just like Arizona temperatures heat up in June, so does the excitement over A 2nd

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WHAT WILL YOUR 2ND ACT LOOK LIKE?

2018 A 2nd Act Grant Recipients

What a night of celebration it was! Five amazing women and organizations were recognized for their commitment to give back to the greater good in their 2nd Acts! All of our fundraising allows us to make annual micro grants. When you’ve identified YOUR 2nd Act, money should not be a barrier to experience the magic healing in helping others!

A 2nd Act is Raising the Bar in Storytelling!

Large or small. Cancer related or not. Creating something from the ground up or performing random acts of kindness. These are all fabulous examples of 2nd Acts shared on our stages. Visit our performance galleries and Purple Tribe page to see how 50 women have inspired audiences to create their own 2nd Acts!

Change YOUR Question from Why Me? to What's Next!

The 2nd Act Workshops are not support groups – they’re the discovery of how your skills, passions and cancer experience uniquely qualify you for A 2nd Act. You’ll receive everything you need: a bound workbook, lots of inspiration and motivation, and a customized plan to create your 2nd Act. Check out our calendar for upcoming dates and locations!

WE ARE SURVIVORS HELPING SURVIVORS TAKE THEIR LIVES BACK

ABOUT A 2ND ACT

WORKSHOPS

Guiding survivors to discover what their skills, passions and THEIR CANCER uniquely qualify them to do in their 2nd Acts. Offered free of charge!

GIRLS NIGHT OUT

Sister Survivors hanging out, swapping war stories, and most importantly, LAUGHING, with a little wine and chocolate tossed in. Offered free of charge!

MICROGRANTS

All of our fundraising efforts allow us to make annual micro grants, seed money for women survivors of all cancers who are ready to launch or grow their 2nd Acts.

STORYTELLING PERFORMANCES

The ever-changing cast allows us to inspire entire theaters to find the treasure in life’s wreckage, all the while raising money for our programs.

OUR BOOKS

Collections of the stories told on our stages, providing light at the end of the tunnel for the newly diagnosed, and inspiration for those already down the road in their survivorship.

FEEL THE LOVE

Volunteers, donors, sponsors and grantors – all propelling us to our best lives!

MEET THE PURPLE TRIBE

Andrea Tyler Evans

Andrea Tyler Evans

Esthesioneuroblastoma Survivor

Arlene Rosenberg

Arlene Rosenberg

Breast Cancer Survivor

Crystal Reidy

Crystal Reidy

Breast Cancer Survivor

Elizabeth Ayers Cluff

Elizabeth Ayers Cluff

Breast Cancer Survivor

Brittany DeBoer

Brittany DeBoer

Breast Cancer Survivor

Kim Stoffers

Kim Stoffers

Breast Cancer Survivor

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

Putting on lovely events for dazzling ladies certainly does take a village. Please get in touch if you are able to assist us with event prep, distribution of our A2ndAct books to those in need of them, or social media.

VOLUNTEERING

DONATION & SPONSORSHIP

As we insist on keeping these resources available to all women who need them, funding for our work is provided by donations. Your gifts are tax deductible and all dollars remain in the city they were given in.

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Inspired Media 360

General Survivorship, InterviewMarch 28, 2019

What an honor to be interviewed by the fabulous Carey Pena. How lucky are we to have a friend like you? Not only are you a terrific journalist, you have an amazing heart for stories. And isn't it perfect that at A 2nd Act, we LOVE stories! Take a few minutes to listen to this interview with founder Judy Pearson. https://inspiredmedia360.com/a-2nd-act-sharing-stories-of-courage/  

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Phoenix 2019

Events, Our Stories, Photo Gallery, SurvivorMarch 28, 2019

A new logo ... a new theatre ... the biggest audience ... another amazing cast! The 2019 performance of S.T.A.R.S. was one for the record books!

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Girls Night Out: 2018 Grant Recipients

Events, grants, Photo GalleryJuly 12, 2018, ,

What a night of celebration it was! Five amazing women and organizations were recognized for their commitment to give back to the greater good in their 2nd Acts!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Alex and Ani Shopping Event

April 27, 2019

Do you love jewelry? Does your mother? Here's the perfect mix of both! At our April 27th shopping event (from noon to 2) 15% of all purchases at the Kierland Commons Alex and Ani store will be donated to A 2nd Act! Bam - Mother's Day shopping done! Get a head start HERE!..

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A 2nd Act Workshop

May 4, 2019

It’s time to change your question from “Why Me?” to “What Next!” Created with input from onco-psychologists, oncology nurses, social workers, and survivors themselves, the 2nd Act Workshops will provide the direction and inspiration for you to TAKE YOUR LIFE BACK after cancer!  Presented in conjunction with Virginia Piper Cancer Center and it's free of charge! MORE INFORMATION HERE..

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2019 Grant Portal Opens

June 1, 2019

When you’ve identified YOUR 2nd Act, money should not be a barrier to experience the magic healing in helping others. Get ready to apply for one of FIVE $1,000 micro grants to launch or grow your 2nd Act.

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