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Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

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February Staged Reading: Bloom’s Day by Stephen Fedo

February 1, 2026 Leave a Comment

Join us for Bloom’s Day a new dramatization of James Joyce’s Ulysses By Stephen Fedo Directed by Ron Chafetz Bring out your inner stream of consciousness and join us for Act 1 of this new work. The reading will be followed by refreshments with homemade treats, and a chance to talk with the playwright, director […]

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January Staged Reading: New Play Mini-Festival

December 25, 2025 Leave a Comment

New Play Mini-Festival  Conceived & Produced by Marilyn Cavicchia Friday, January 9, 7:30 pm Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue   We’re trying something new! For the first time ever, Hyde Park Community Players has gathered some ultra-new, ultra-short plays into a New Works Mini-Festival, all written, directed,and performed by your Hyde Park friends and neighbors — and never […]

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December Staged Reading: An Evening of Holiday Music & Magic

November 24, 2025 Leave a Comment

 December Staged Reading  An Evening of Holiday Music & Magic  Friday, December 5, 7:30 pm  At Augustana Lutheran Church,  5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Join us in celebrating the holiday season with a family-friendly, interactive performance that celebrates the whimsy of winter.  There will be music, memories and laughter, and lots of good cheer!  Created & […]

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November Staged Reading: “The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm’s Son” by J.R.R. Tolkien

October 26, 2025 Leave a Comment

The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm’s Son  a play for two voices by J.R.R. Tolkien read by Douglas Black & Joseph Cavicchia, directed by Paul Baker Friday, November 7, 7:30 pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Join us as we share one of the lesser known works of the beloved author of The […]

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Evening of Horror & Suspense 2025

October 11, 2025 Leave a Comment

Join us for An Evening of Horror & Suspense In the Old-time Radio Tradition directed by Sasha Austin & Susie Swanton Continuing a Hyde Park tradition, this will be our 16th Annual Halloween Season recreation of the glory days of the Golden Age of Radio. Dramatic readers and cunning SFX technicians creating live Foley sound […]

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October Staged Reading: “Longings” by Rosina Neginsky

October 6, 2025 Leave a Comment

October Staged Reading Selections from  Longings  A book of poems & short prose pieces  Written & directed by Rosina Neginsky  Friday, October 10, 7:30 pm  Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Please join us as we present selections from Rosina Neginsky’s 2022 collection, Longings. Longings is a collection of the songs of a soul singing, […]

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Who Are We?

Founded in January of 2009, the Hyde Park Community Players is a non-profit, amateur, volunteer organization whose mission is to create compelling theatre by and for residents of the South Side. Read More »

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Friday Staged Readings

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

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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Production History

Since our founding in 2009, the Hyde Park Community Players have been putting on between 2-3 shows per season.
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