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 […]
Friday Staged Reading, July 7: THE EXCEPTION AND THE RULE by Bertolt Brecht
Directed by Paul Baker The Exception and the Rule is a Lehrstück (i.e. “learning play”) by Bertolt Brecht (translated by Ralph Manheim). 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 […]
Twelfth Night Introduction: Meet Hannah Dorsey, Valentine/Officer 2
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 […]
We’re Taking Proposals Now for the 2017-2018 season! Submit them online before JUNE 25, 2017.
As the HPCP 2016-2017 season draws to a close, we turn to the task of building the 2017-2018 season. Our first step is to ask for proposals from people interested in directing a show next year. We now have an online form that we ask prospective directors to fill out and submit. There’s a direct […]
Welcome to our new website!
After 6 years, the online home has finally gotten an upgrade! We hope that information and items are easier to find, and that you have a pleasant experience navigating. A few highlights: Our blog will have ongoing updated content You can now sign up for our mailing list! (either in the right column, or at the bottom […]