Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre
Friday, April 11, 8 pm
A self-aware slime mold. A grifter giving advice at a hotel bar. A righteously angry Mae West. Those are just a few of the characters you'll hear from in "Before Your Daily Bread", a staged reading of poems written by Marilyn Cavicchia and performed by Susie Swanton & Tim Werner. Susie and Tim are recent additions to the Hyde Park Community Players, and they also cohost Preserving Disorder, a literary show on Lumpen Radio.
At Augustana Lutheran Church, 55th & Woodlawn. The reading will be followed by homemade goodies and a time for discussion with the poet and actors. $5 at the door.
On March 12, 2021 we lived-streamed our great March 2020 production of She Kills Monsters by Qui Nyguen, directed by Meara MacGregor.
You can still find it here, on YouTube
[NB: The video starts with a montage of fun pics, cast bios and more; the play proper begins at 21:10.]
Our January 2021 Staged Reading
Calumny: Two Vintage Comedies about Slander, Libel & Fake News
directed by Andrea Holliday, with assistance from Marissa Tranquilli
This reading was livestreamed on YouTube on January 8, and is still available for viewing on our YouTube channel and embedded on this homepage. The reading is preceded by a half-hour pre-show of period music and images; the reading begins at 30:17.
AN EVENING OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE 2020
if you missed the original streaming on October 30 and 31, you can still watch them on our Youtube channel:
http://hydeparkcommunityplayers.org/2020/10/program-evening-horror-suspense-2020/
takes you to the links for both evenings.
Please see our update regarding COVID19
In addition to our major productions, the Players present a monthly staged-reading series, typically on the first Friday night of each month.
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Auditions usually take place a few months before a show, in two sessions, one on a weekend afternoon and one on a weekday evening.
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Since our founding in 2009, the Hyde Park Community Players have been putting on between 2-3 shows per season.
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