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Eight Evenings of Horror and Suspense: A Brief History of the HPCP Halloween Show

October 13, 2017 2 Comments

This year, on October 21 at 7:00pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, the Hyde Park Community Players will put on our eighth annual Evening of Horror and Suspense. (Buy tickets here!) We’ve been doing this show in this format since the fall of 2010, which makes it our oldest annual tradition. There are a lot of […]

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Our Eighth Annual Evening of HORROR and SUSPENSE!

October 9, 2017 Leave a Comment

Tickets are on sale now for our eighth annual Evening of Horror and Suspense! October 21, 2017 at 7pm at Augustana Lutheran Church (5500 South Woodlawn Ave) Buy tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door This year’s Evening of Horror and Suspense is directed by Shonte Wesson and features four spine-tingling 20 minute plays […]

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: Our Town by Thornton Wilder, directed by Dusty Trellis

October 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

This Friday, Oct 6 at 8 pm, Augustana Church (5500 S Woodlawn), see a staged reading of Our Town, by Thornton Wilder.  Dusty Trellis directs, and we perform most of Acts 1 and 3. Thornton Wilder’s classic American play tells the story of small town at the beginning of the 20th Century.  We are introduced by […]

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Auditions for AN EVENING OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE! Sunday, September 17 from 4-7pm at Augustana Lutheran Church

September 13, 2017 Leave a Comment

Auditions & Organizational Meeting: An Evening of Horror and Suspense Directed by Shonte Wesson Sunday, September 17, 4-7pm Augustana Lutheran Church (upstairs) The HPCP continues its annual Halloween tradition with another anthology of tales of HORROR…and suspense! Actors bring spine-tingling old-time radio plays to life, accompanied by live sound effects. An Evening of Horror and Suspense is a great […]

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Auditions for RASHOMON, September 10-11 at Augustana Lutheran Church.

September 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

WHAT: Auditions for RASHOMON Written by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin; directed by Bill Hohnke WHEN: Sunday, September 10 from 2-5 pm  Monday, September 11 from 6-9 pm  WHERE: Augustana Lutheran Church 5500 S Woodlawn Ave (Upstairs Classroom #1) Show summary In feudal Japan, a samurai is found murdered and his wife has been raped. However, as the story is recounted […]

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: Thirteenth Morning by John Poole

September 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

THIRTEENTH MORNING Written and directed by John Poole Friday, Sept 8, 8:00pm Augustana Lutheran Church (5500 South Woodlawn) $5 includes a 1 hour play followed by cookies and conversation. Featuring: Samantha Fenno, Hannah Dorsey, Leslie Halverson, Shonte Wesson, Stephanie Kestelman, Ron Chafetz and Bill Hohnke Our upcoming Friday Staged reading begins as a sequel to Shakespeare’s Twelfth […]

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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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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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