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Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

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Evening of Horror & Suspense 2025

October 11, 2025 Leave a Comment

Join us for An Evening of Horror & Suspense In the Old-time Radio Tradition directed by Sasha Austin & Susie Swanton Continuing a Hyde Park tradition, this will be our 16th Annual Halloween Season recreation of the glory days of the Golden Age of Radio. Dramatic readers and cunning SFX technicians creating live Foley sound […]

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AUDITIONS for EOHAS 25

September 10, 2025 4 Comments

AUDITIONS  for our 16th Annual Evening of Horror & Suspense in the Old-Time Radio Tradition Saturday, September 27, 1-4 pm  Tuesday, September 30, 6-9 pm At Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Join us as we recreate the feel of a studio in the Golden Age of Radio.  There will be no lines or […]

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Get your tickets for Eurydice!

February 6, 2025 Leave a Comment

Hyde Park Community Players present Eurydice A Play By Sarah Ruhl Directed by Leslie Halverson         Friday, February 28th @ 7:30pm Saturday, March 1st @ 1:30pm Sunday, March 2nd @ 7:30pm   Friday, March 7th @ 7:30pm Saturday, March 8th @ 7:30pm Sunday, March 9th @ 3:00pm   At University Church 5655 […]

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Our 15th Annual Evening of Horror and Suspense

October 6, 2024 Leave a Comment

Join us for our 15th year of  An Evening of Horror & Suspense in the Old-Time Radio Tradition This year, the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) invites HPCP to Breasted Hall at 1155 E 58th Street on the University of Chicago campus Friday & Saturday, October 25 & 26, at 7:30 PM […]

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Next Up: The Merry Wives of Windsor!

June 20, 2024 1 Comment

Join us for our annual Summer Shakespeare in the Park! Performances August 2-4 and 9-11 in Nichols Park, 6:00pm.Free to watch, donations encouraged!Bring chairs or blankets to sit on the grass. Please note: in the case of inclement weather, the performance will take place in the Augustana Lutheran Church sanctuary, 5500 S. Woodlawn Ave. When […]

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“Do You Feel Anger?” by Mara Nelson-Greenberg

April 24, 2024 Leave a Comment

Hyde Park Community Players present Do You Feel Anger? An Absurdist Comedy By Mara Nelson-Greenberg Directed by Marilyn Cavicchia May 10 -12, 17-19  Fridays & Saturdays – 8 pm   •  Sundays – 3 pm matinee At University Church 5655 S. University Avenue Join us for our May production, Do You Feel Anger?, written by Mara […]

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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

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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