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Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

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The HPCP at 4th on 53rd

June 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

Every year since our founding, HPCP has participated in 4th on 53rd, Hyde Park’s annual Fourth of July celebration. This year, you can enjoy the HPCP at 4th on 53rd in THREE ways! First, you can walk with us behind the HPCP banner in the parade. The parade kicks off at 11:00am on July 4, […]

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Twelfth Night Introductions: Meet Kate Southern, Sebastian

June 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today we meet Kate Southern, who plays Viola’s twin brother Sebastian. Kate is from Raleigh, North Carolina. She attended Brandeis University and Emory University, and now works for Whole Foods. Q. So, how did you find out about Twelfth Night, and what made you decide to audition for it? KATE: I get the Hyde Park […]

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Friday Staged Reading, July 7: THE EXCEPTION AND THE RULE by Bertolt Brecht

June 20, 2017 Leave a Comment

Directed by Paul Baker The Exception and the Rule is a Lehrstück (i.e. “learning play”) by Bertolt Brecht (translated by Ralph Mannheim). A hugely influential playwright, Brecht believed theater had a duty to educate as well as to entertain. Written around 1929, Exception confronts a deplorable aspect of black-white relations, all too familiar to us […]

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Twelfth Night Introduction: Meet Hannah Dorsey, Valentine/Officer 2

June 20, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today we meet Hannah Dorsey, who plays Officer 2 and Valentine. Hannah hails from Pennsylvania and has just finished her first year at the University of Chicago. Q. So, how did you find out about Twelfth Night, and what made you decide to try out for it? HANNAH: I found out about it because one […]

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Twelfth Night Introductions: Meet Samantha Fenno, Malvolia

June 19, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today we introduce Samantha Fenno, who plays Malvolia (Malvolio was written as a man; in our production, she’s a woman, hence the vowel shift). Samantha grew up in Long Island, attended graduate school in Baltimore, and came to Hyde Park as a postdoctoral fellow in the humanities at the University of Chicago. Q. How did […]

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Twelfth Night Introductions: Meet Sabrina Sawyer, Viola

June 16, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today we introduce Sabrina Sawyer, who plays the part of Viola. Sabrina is from Chicago and a graduate of Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. She is currently pursuing a B.A. in theater at the University of Southern California.  Q. So can you tell me a little bit about how you found out about the show, and what made […]

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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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