Hyde Park Community Players

Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

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Get your tickets for “The Importance of Being #Earnest” by Oscar Wilde

April 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

Join us as we return to the stage again this Spring with that most beloved of Oscar Wilde’s plays The Importance of Being #Earnest Wilde’s witty comedy with a modern twist as directed by Corinna Christman Two weekends! May 6-8, 13-15 (Fridays and Saturdays 8 pm; Sunday matinees 2 pm.) At University Church, at 57th […]

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VacciNation: Our Next Life-Giving Production

June 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

Hi, friends.  Think about it for a moment: one day we’ll be saying to one another, “Remember that pandemic!  How did we ever get through that?” How soon can we start saying that!?  That will depend on us.  The world has been handed the tool we need to put this present into that past, vaccination, […]

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BLACK LIVES MATTER.

April 21, 2021 Leave a Comment

Hello all! We hope everyone is as safe and healthy as possible in these challenging times. We miss you, and our hearts are with you. With live performances on hold, we have been seizing this unique moment to examine ourselves hyper-critically and reaffirm ourselves as an inclusive, diverse, and actively anti-racist organization. It is important […]

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April Staged Reading: “Hiding in Plainview”

March 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

Join us for our April Staged Reading via Zoom Hiding in Plainview written and performed by Dan Friedrich Friday, April 2, at 8 pm on Zoom. Free.  To receive the Zoom invite, contact us at info@hydeparkcommunityplayers. org And we hope you will stay after the show for discussion. Dan Friedrich, Hyde Park Community Player and farm […]

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We’ll get through this….

September 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

Hi, friends. Happy Almost Spring!  We hope you and yours are well. The pandemic crawls on and we’re still asking our audiences to mask for indoor events, but it does seem as if the world may be learning how to live with this pesky coronavirus. This summer we staged our return to Shakespeare in Nichols […]

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COVID19 Response

March 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

2025 is here, and the pandemic is officially long over, but, of course, the virus will always be with us, with new variants causing upsurges of concern.  For each person the balance between caution and optimism is different and changing. As a community organization, we want to be mindful of making the best possible decisions […]

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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 »

Support the Players

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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