The mainstage productions for our 2018/2019 season have been chosen! Alas, we can’t tell you what they are until we secure the performance rights. However, we can tell you that we are now looking for directors for our two annual productions: AN EVENING OF HORROR AND SUPSENSE! (a.k.a. the Halloween radio show) Every October, usually the weekend […]
Evening of Horror & Suspense VIII: Meet Shonte Wesson, the director
Shonte Wesson has been with the HPCP for several years, and has appeared in numerous Evenings of Horror and Suspense as well as mainstage shows (including Arcadia, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Clybourne Park). Shonte was the assistant director for Twelfth Night last summer. Shonte’s mother Helen Wesson and her daughter Helena Lee are also […]
Eight Evenings of Horror and Suspense: A Brief History of the HPCP Halloween Show
This year, on October 21 at 7:00pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, the Hyde Park Community Players will put on our eighth annual Evening of Horror and Suspense. (Buy tickets here!) We’ve been doing this show in this format since the fall of 2010, which makes it our oldest annual tradition. There are a lot of […]
Our Eighth Annual Evening of HORROR and SUSPENSE!
Tickets are on sale now for our eighth annual Evening of Horror and Suspense! October 21, 2017 at 7pm at Augustana Lutheran Church (5500 South Woodlawn Ave) Buy tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door This year’s Evening of Horror and Suspense is directed by Shonte Wesson and features four spine-tingling 20 minute plays […]
Auditions for AN EVENING OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE! Sunday, September 17 from 4-7pm at Augustana Lutheran Church
Auditions & Organizational Meeting: An Evening of Horror and Suspense Directed by Shonte Wesson Sunday, September 17, 4-7pm Augustana Lutheran Church (upstairs) The HPCP continues its annual Halloween tradition with another anthology of tales of HORROR…and suspense! Actors bring spine-tingling old-time radio plays to life, accompanied by live sound effects. An Evening of Horror and Suspense is a great […]
Our 2017-2018 Season Announcement!
Our 2017-2018 season has been chosen! Check the website and Facebook page for updates on auditions, performance dates and venues, tickets, and more. FALL An Evening of Horror and Suspense in the Old-Time Radio Tradition October 21, 2017 at Augustana Lutheran Church Directed by Shonte Wesson The HPCP continues its annual Halloween tradition with another […]