Hyde Park Community Players

Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

  • Directors Needed: An Evening of Horror and Suspense 2018 / summer outdoor Shakespeare 2019
  • Congratulations to the cast of AS YOU LIKE IT!
  • FRIDAY STAGED READING: Midsummer Night’s Scream (Part Two) by Fran Zell & Sidney Friedman, July 6 2018

Up Next

Coming up in July 2018:

July 6: the Staged Reading series premieres Part Two of an original musical: MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SCREAM
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 revenge, magic, and star-crossed lovers. A two-part musical tale reminiscent of Shakespeare in the Park. In this case…Jackson Park and a couple of other spooky Chicago locales.

Part One premiered on June 1. Part Two premieres Friday, July 6).

Performance begins at 8 pm, Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S Woodlawn. $5 admission includes home-baked treats and a moderated discussion after the reading.

July 20-22 & 27-29

As You Like It

by William Shaksepeare
directed by Corinna Christman

Free in Nichols Park; performances start at 6pm

Political trouble at home? Banished by an irate ruler? Running from a plot against your life–cooked up by your own brother? Escape to the Forest of Arden, where you can kiss all your old troubles goodbye…and say hello to your new ones! Love is in the air, exiles roam free, and nobody is quite who they seem; but you know what they say, all’s well that ends well.

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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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