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Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

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Want to be involved in a staged reading? Not sure how?
Hyde Park Community Players welcomes people at all levels of theater experience -- including none! Is there a short play (or excerpt of a play) that you'd love to share with an audience? Or a poetry collection or other literary work that has some dramatic possibilities? Would you like act, or direct? If so, please contact producer Laura MacGregor at stagedreadings@hydeparkcommunityplayers.org to learn more about the Staged Reading Series. We currently host 2 staged readings per month, on the First Friday of the month, and the Second Saturday. In a staged reading, the actors have their scripts with them, so no memorization is required. Support is available for inexperienced or first-time directors as you learn how to work with your cast to bring a short play to life. Because of COVID-19, all readings are currently held on Zoom, YouTube, or other virtual platforms. The Friday reading is a rehearsed performance, and the Saturday readings are read-along style: everyone who want a role plays one. The typical length for a reading is about 45 minutes followed by discussion. If you're not on the Hyde Park Community Players mailing list, make sure to sign up at the bottom of our homepage, so you can find out about the next reading. Attending one (or more) will help give you a better idea of what's involved in putting a performance together. We would love for you to be part of this series, whether as an audience member, an actor, or a director!

March Staged Reading: The Poems of Lewis Carroll

February 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

March Staged Reading:  The Poems of Lewis Carroll

The Poems of Lewis Carroll Friday, March 5, at 7:00 PM directed by Ron Chafetz Please join us for our March Staged Reading as Ron Chafetz directs readings of poems from Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass and other works of Lewis Carroll.  We’ll present favorites like “Jabberwocky” (in English and in French), “The […]

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February Friday Staged Reading: A Celebration of Langston Hughes

February 2, 2021 Leave a Comment

February Friday Staged Reading:  A Celebration of Langston Hughes

Join us as we honor Black History Month with A Celebration of Langston Hughes:         Soul Gone Home                        and poems       Friday, February 12, 8:00 p.m. Directed by Oroki Rice,  and starring Oroki & Sekou Sakkara Muhammad Our February offering  for our Reading Series, on the second Friday this month,  presents a […]

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January Staged Reading: “Calumny”: Two Comedies about Slander, Libel & Fake News

January 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

January Staged Reading: “Calumny”: Two Comedies about Slander, Libel & Fake News

Calumny Two short vintage comedies about slander, libel & fake news Friday, January 8, at 8:00 p.m Please join the online party for the streaming of our pre-recorded performance on YouTube!  We present two one-act gems exploring the transmission of lies and the significance — or insignificance? — of truth. The performance will take place […]

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Friday Staged Reading – Boxelder Bug Variations by Bill Holm

November 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

Friday Staged Reading – Boxelder Bug Variations by Bill Holm

Join us for our December Friday Staged Reading via Zoom Friday, December 4th, at 8:00 p.m. Boxelder Bug Variations: A Meditation on an Idea in Language and Music By Bill Holm Directed by Marilyn Cavicchia, with Assistant Director Barbara Barreno-Paschall Music performed & recorded by Bill Hohnke with: Sasha Austin-SchmidtJoseph CavicchiaRon ChafetzCorinna Christman  Chris ChwedykBilly Cooper […]

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Friday Staged Reading: Molière’s Tartuffe

November 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

Friday Staged Reading: Molière’s Tartuffe

Friday, November 6th, at 8:00 pm via zoom we present Tartuffe or, The Imposter a comedy by Molière directed by Sasha Austin-Schmidt Come join in the fun as a family executes a plan to convince their patriarch to stop idolizing a man who is definitely not holy, but certainly holier-than-thou. Tartuffe, Molière’s comic masterpiece on religious […]

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

September 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

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

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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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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