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Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

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AUDITIONS for our Spring Show!

January 28, 2022 Leave a Comment

AUDITIONS FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING #EARNEST By Oscar Wilde Directed by Corinna Christman Sunday, February 13, 2-5 pm & Tuesday, February 15, 6-9 pm Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn All are encouraged to audition.  No preparation needed.  Proof of vaccination & masking when not auditioning required. #irequiretea #engaged #wheresthebaby #jalgernon #gwernest #becomingmymother #jendolyn […]

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February Staged Reading: The Terrie Gaia Plays

January 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

Our Friday Staged Reading returns live and in person this month.  Please join us for The Terrie Gaia Plays  Friday, February 11, 8:00 pm Augustana Lutheran Church. 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Who is Terrie Gaia?  Therapist?  Customer Service Rep? Victim of a virus?  Magical meditation coach?  And who are: Solomon? Gotama? Pomona?  George Antrobus?  Why […]

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First Friday Pick-Up Reading: “Our Country’s Good” by Timberlake Wertenbaker

November 3, 2021 Leave a Comment

Join us at 8 pm, Friday, November 5,  for a read-along of Our Country’s Good a play by Timberlake Wertenbaker Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue, in the Sanctuary.  You can join in  and play a part (or parts) or just listen. Please bring proof of vaccination, and your mask. The play is set […]

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September 24, 2021 Leave a Comment

Are you fully vaxxed and ready to play? We’re returning to the mainstage after a year away for the twelfth year of our beloved Evening of Horror & Suspense in the Old-Time Radio Tradition We need dramatically spooky readers, fiendishly clever sound effects makers, eerie and delightful musicians. And because we are creating a “radio […]

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Pop-Up Shakespeare in Nichols Park

August 10, 2021 Leave a Comment

Hyde Park Community Players return to Nichols Park this summer, presenting Pop-Up Shakespeare, beautiful, famous and funny scenes from the plays.  Dotted around Nichols Park at three stations, scenes will run simultaneously, starting at 6:00 p.m., each Friday and Saturday, August 20-21, 27-28, September 3-4.  Each scene will run three times, so you’ll be able […]

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August Staged Reading: “A Phoenix Too Frequent”

July 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

Join us for our first in-person staged event since the pandemic closed us down last Spring! Friday, August 6, at 8 pm back under the kindly roof of Augustana Lutheran Church at 55th & Woodlawn A Phoenix Too Frequent a comedy by Christopher Fry (author of The Lady’s Not For Burning and A Sleep of […]

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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 »

Support the Players

You can make your contribution to our work here at the Hyde Park Community Players. There are lots of ways to give! Read More »

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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