Hyde Park Community Players

Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

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Bette and Boo: The First Read Through

January 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

The actors showed up in character and know exactly what they’re doing!  Of course we started off with a bacon machine and an icebreaker.  The Marriage of Bette and Boo is an ensemble piece, and I feel like it is important to build the community from the beginning.  We are, after all, the Hyde Park […]

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The Marriage of Bette and Boo: Auditions

January 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

And we’re off!  Auditions are always difficult for everyone.  I know the actors are worried about impressing the director, but I’m just as freaked out about making sure they have a good experience.  For many people, this is their first impression of us, the Hyde Park Community Players, so I try my best to present […]

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February Staged Reading: W. B. Yeats’s At the Hawk’s Well and Dreaming of the Bones

January 13, 2017 Leave a Comment

When: Friday, February 3, 8:00pm Where: Augustana Lutheran Church This February our staged reading will consist of two short plays by William Butler Yeats, At the Hawk’s Well (1916) and The Dreaming of the Bones (1919). Both plays were inspired by Yeats’s encounter with the Japanese No theater, an art form that synthesizes drama, music, and dance. Yeats drew […]

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“The Marriage of Bette and Boo” by Christopher Durang (March 3-12, 2017)

December 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

Directed by Corinna Christman Purchase Tickets Bette and Boo Blog CAST: Bette- Leslie Browne Boo- David Federking Margaret- Cordelia Callaway  Paul- Adam Hammond Emily- Amelia Snoblin Joan-Maryse Meijer Karl- Chris Mackle Soot- Laura MacGregor Matt- Leslie Halverson Father Donnally- James Redfield Doctor- Ruth Kadanov “Christopher Durang is one of the masters of modern dark comedy, […]

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Meet the Lady Cast: Leslie Halverson

December 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

With our current production of The Lady’s Not for Burning, there are many people involved both on and offstage. Here’s a quick message from just one of the many people helping this production come together! Leslie Halverson has been involved with the Players as a director and actor. She plays The Chaplain in our production of The […]

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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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You can make your contribution to our work here at the Hyde Park Community Players. There are lots of ways to give! Read More »

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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