What would happen if you took the politics, the magic and the murders out of the “Scottish Play?” What would Macbeth look like if you banished the witches and removed the wronged thanes and the English force and just kept the private inwardness of Macbeth, his tormented musings, Lady Macbeth, her slide from brusque confidence […]
Friday Staged Reading: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Come enjoy a staged reading of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, abridged and directed by Andrea Holliday. Please Note: We’ll be at a different location than usual–see below! Sir John Falstaff arrives in Windsor very short on money, and decides to court two wealthy married women, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page.The “merry wives” don’t […]
FRIDAY STAGED READING: The Collection, written by John Poole
THE COLLECTION is an original two-act play about the heroes we avoid being, written and directed by John Poole. We perform act 1. John’s original musical, Buddha Swings, is our Spring play, so come get an early preview of his wit and humor! Jacob Kleist is moving to Chicago, and so, he must sell his […]
FRIDAY STAGED READING: The Maker of Dreams
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.) […]
FRIDAY STAGED READING: An Enemy of the People
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, […]
FRIDAY STAGED READING: We Have Always Lived in the Castle By Shirley Jackson, Adapted and Directed by Marilyn Cavicchia, September 14, 2018
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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