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FRIDAY STAGED READING: The Maker of Dreams

November 11, 2018 Leave a Comment

Directed by Paul Baker . The Maker of Dreams by Oliphant Down   This musical fairy tale features Pierrot and Pierrette, living unhappily ever after together.  But a stranger arrives to help with magic, riddles, and poetry. . With original music by Bill Hohnke . 7 pm Friday, December, 7 at Augustana Church (5500 S Woodlawn.) […]

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: An Enemy of the People

November 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Directed by Laura MacGregor . An Enemy of the People was written in 1882 by Henrik Ibsen. It tells the story of a town, whose supposedly beneficial spa water may actually be poisoning the citizens.  But who is the actual enemy of the people:  the scientist gleeful at the disaster, the mayor eager to cover it up, […]

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: The Wedding Band by Alice Childress

September 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

Directed by Oroki Rice, it’s an interracial love story set in 1918. There is a war in Europe, and a smaller war in South Carolina, where an African-American seamstress and a white German-American baker have a long-time affair.  Disapproval from neighbors and family, as well as South Carolina’s laws prohibiting interracial marriage, makes it increasingly hard for them […]

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HPCP Fall Picnic at Promontory Point

September 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Saturday, September 15 starting at 4:00 PM Come catch up with friends and celebrate shows long past or soon to come!  We will be at one of the fire pits along the Point; keep an eye out and you will surely find us.  Bring food or drink to share.

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Evening of Horror and Suspense IX

August 26, 2018 Leave a Comment

An Evening of Horror and Suspense IX An Evening of Horror and Suspense Directed by Shonte Wesson Saturday, October 20 Augustana Lutheran Church 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue 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! [gravityform id=”12″ […]

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: We Have Always Lived in the Castle By Shirley Jackson, Adapted and Directed by Marilyn Cavicchia, September 14, 2018

August 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

Friday, Sept. 14, 8 pm at Augustana. (Note–this is the 2nd Friday) See Marilyn’s original adaptation of the 1962 novel by American mystery/horror writer Shirley Jackson.  Jackson was a prolific writer, and HPCP previously performed her most famous work, The Lottery, for one of our Radio Shows. Since the mysterious murders of four family members, the […]

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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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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 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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