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Eight Evenings of Horror and Suspense: A Brief History of the HPCP Halloween Show

October 13, 2017 2 Comments

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 […]

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Our Eighth Annual Evening of HORROR and SUSPENSE!

October 9, 2017 Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Auditions for AN EVENING OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE! Sunday, September 17 from 4-7pm at Augustana Lutheran Church

September 13, 2017 Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Twelfth Night Introductions: Catch up with Sasha Austin, Sailor/Captain

July 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today we catch up with Sasha Austin, who plays the Sailor and (sometimes) the Captain. Sasha’s first role with the HPCP was in Murder, You Must Be Kidding?. Sasha played Prospera last year in our first outdoor Shakespeare show, The Tempest. Q. What was your relationship with Shakespeare like before The Tempest? Has doing outdoor […]

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Twelfth Night Introductions: Catch Up With Michele Heinz, Sir Andrew Aguecheek

July 11, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today we catch up with Michele Heinz, who plays Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Michele’s first role with the HPCP was the title character in Jean Anouilh’s Antigone; she has also appeared as the Countess in Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Gertrude Chiltern in An Ideal Husband.   Q. You were the assistant director for The Marriage […]

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Twelfth Night Introductions: Catch Up With Tess Nugent, Antonio

July 11, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today we catch up with Tess Nugent, who plays Antonio. Tess works as an facilitator at the Museum of Science and Industry and has been active behind the scenes in the HPCP. She last appeared with the HPCP as Miranda in The Tempest. Q. So, what made you decide to try out for Twelfth Night? TESS: […]

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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 about two 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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