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October 30 & 31 Release of Our Evening of Horror & Suspense 2020 in the New Fangled Physically Distanced Tradition!

October 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

Rehearsals are done and we’re preparing our 2020 “Radio Show” for release on October 30 & 31 on our Youtube channel.  Visit our Facebook page for details on how to be part of our audience for this year’s double evening of Horror & Suspense! THE CAST & THE STORIES Please meet our four scary stories […]

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Friday Staged Reading: Poems That Tell Stories: Classic Narrative Poems

September 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

Building on the success of our first rehearsed reading via Zoom, Friday, October 2, 8 pm,   we will be at it again with Poems that Tell Stories: Classic Narrative Poems directed by Paul Baker   The Program The Skeleton in Armor, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow– read by Ron Chafetz Casey at the Bat, by […]

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Friday Staged Reading via Zoom

September 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Waste Land  by T.S. Eliot & Other Poems Directed by: Marissa Tranquilli Please join us for an evening of Eliot and poetry.  We will present a large cast reading of one of T.S. Eliot’s most famous works: The Waste Land.  It combines the legend of the Holy Grail and the Fisher King in vignettes of contemporary British […]

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Friday Staged Reading: “Waiting for Waiting for Godot”

February 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

Waiting for Waiting for Godot by Dave Hanson Who has it worse than Vladimir and Estragon, the two poor saps caught in the gears of existential ennui in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot? The two guys understudying the part of Vladimir and Estragon, of course.” (~ Time Out New York) Val and Ester are two […]

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February Staged Reading: “The Investigation: A Crime in Ten Acts”

January 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

February Staged Reading THE INVESTIGATION A Crime in Ten Acts By Robert Schenkkan ________________________________________ Based on          The Investigation into Russian Interference           in the 2016 Election  by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller _______________________________________ Abridged & directed by Andrea Holliday The Investigation is a masterly adaptation of the Mueller Report for theatrical […]

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AUDITIONS: “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen

December 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

Auditions She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen directed by Meara MacGregor Wednesday, January 8, 7-9 pm Saturday, January 11, 2-4 pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue No preparation necessary.  A racially diverse cast is a priority of this production.  Friends of all genders and backgrounds are encouraged to audition. PLOT SYNOPSIS She […]

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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 about two 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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