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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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Auditions: An Evening of Horror & Suspense (9/17), Rashomon (9/10-11)

September 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

Auditions have been scheduled for our fall shows! All auditions listed below will be held at Augustana Lutheran Church (5500 S. Blackstone Avenue). If you have never auditioned for a mainstage show before, you might enjoy What To Expect At An HPCP Audition. Rashomon by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin, based on stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Directed […]

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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 a few months before a show, in two sessions, one on a weekend afternoon and one on a weekday evening.
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Since our founding in 2009, the Hyde Park Community Players have been putting on between 2-3 shows per season.
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