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January Staged Reading: “The Lesson” by Eugene Ionesco

December 18, 2022 Leave a Comment

Join us for The Lesson By Eugene Ioneso Directed by Andrea Holliday with Andrea as the Professor, Kaitlyn Gorman as the Pupil, and Ruth Kadanoff as the Maid. Friday, January 13, 2023. 8 pm Augustana Lutheran Church,  5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Laugh your way with us through what has been called “the most bizarre lesson […]

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January Staged Reading: “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens

December 3, 2022 Leave a Comment

Join us for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens adapted and directed by Dorothy Parsons Friday, December 9th 7:00 pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Note the earlier time, to accommodate young audiences!  Bring the kids! A Christmas Carol tells the beloved story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a crotchety miser who hates Christmas […]

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Friday Staged Reading: “The Thanksgiving Day” by Larissa FastHorse

November 6, 2022 Leave a Comment

November 11, 2022 at 8:oopm Augustana Lutheran Church 5500 South Woodlawn Come laugh along with a special surprise play for Thanksgiving! In Larissa FastHorse’s “The Thanksgiving Play,” four would-be producers and theatrical “devisers” try to present a politically aware Thanksgiving play for kids. Hilarity ensues. Directed by Laura MacGregor, and featuring the talents of Kaitlyn Gorman, Meara […]

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Our lucky 13th Annual Evening of Horror & Suspense in the Old-Time Radio Tradition

October 15, 2022 Leave a Comment

[gravityform id=”12″ title=”true” description=”true”]Join us for our 13th year of An Evening of Horror & Suspense in the Old-Time Radio Tradition University Church, at 57th & University, Two evenings: Friday & Saturday, October 21 & 22, at 7:00 PM Spooky episodes, old and new, haunting melodies, your elegantly ghoulish announcer and those commercials. Since seating is […]

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Buy Tickets For Our Lucky Thirteenth Evening of Horror and Suspense!

October 7, 2022 Leave a Comment

[gravityform id=”12″ title=”true” description=”true”]An Evening of Horror and Suspense 2022 is underway! Directed by Laura MacGregor, our lucky thirteenth Evening of Horror and Suspense includes these stories: “Rappacini’s Daughter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, adapted by Susan Harris “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe, adapted by Susan Harris “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, adapted […]

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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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