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Friday Staged Reading: The Merry Wives of Windsor

May 30, 2019 2 Comments

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 […]

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: The Collection, written by John Poole

January 8, 2019 Leave a Comment

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 […]

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: The Maker of Dreams

November 11, 2018 Leave a Comment

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.) […]

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: An Enemy of the People

November 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

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, […]

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: We Have Always Lived in the Castle By Shirley Jackson, Adapted and Directed by Marilyn Cavicchia, September 14, 2018

August 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

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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FRIDAY STAGED READING: Midsummer Night’s Scream (Part Two) by Fran Zell & Sidney Friedman, July 6 2018

May 21, 2018 Leave a Comment

FRIDAY STAGED READING: Midsummer Night’s Scream (Part Two) by Fran Zell & Sidney Friedman, July 6 2018

On July 6 the Staged Reading series premieres Part 2 of an original musical: MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SCREAM  Music by Sidney Friedman, Book and Lyrics by Fran Zell Directed by Corinna Christman Music direction by Sidney Friedman Midsummer Night’s Scream transforms Midsummer Night’s Dream into the tale of a Chicago ghost tour gone awry on a moonlit night rife with […]

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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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