Hyde Park Community Players

Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • 2024-2025 Season
  • Auditions
  • Tickets
  • Friday Staged Readings
  • Get Involved
    • Auditions
    • Contact
    • Donate
    • Active Members
    • Volunteering
    • Sponsorship
  • Blog
    • Events
  • About
    • The HPCP Story
    • Production History
      • Photo Gallery
      • Previous Staged Readings
    • Meet the HPCP Board
    • In Memoriam

Archives for January 2017

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

January 31, 2017 Leave a Comment

So on Friday, February 3 at 8:00 pm at Augustana Lutheran Church (assuming the world has not yet ended), my hardy band of players, singers, and musicians will do staged readings of two of Yeats’s dance plays: At the Hawk’s Well and The Dreaming of the Bones. Each play runs about 20 minutes and there will […]

Filed Under: Events, Friday Staged Readings, Other, Readings

B and B: Striking the right note

January 25, 2017 Leave a Comment

The challenge to successfully directing Durang is finding the right note to strike. While the content of the show- still borns, alcoholism, verbal abuse, general family dysfunction- are not funny on their own, the vehicle is hilarious, and it is important for the actors to be unapologetic and dive right in. As Durang says in his […]

Filed Under: Shows, The Marriage of Bette and Boo

A 50-50 Proposition

January 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

“Marriage is a 50-50 proposition,” Bette tells Boo.  He responds: “Where do you come up with these sayings?  On the back of matchpacks?” In spite of Boo’s scorn, I believe that directing is the same way.  I like directing better than acting.  Acting makes me realize all my inadequacies and the fact that my default […]

Filed Under: Shows, The Marriage of Bette and Boo

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 […]

Filed Under: Shows, The Marriage of Bette and Boo

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 […]

Filed Under: Auditions, Shows, The Marriage of Bette and Boo

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 […]

Filed Under: Events, Friday Staged Readings, Readings

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 »

Support the Players

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.
Read More »

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.
Read More »

Production History

Since our founding in 2009, the Hyde Park Community Players have been putting on between 2-3 shows per season.
Read More »

Find out about upcoming events, auditions, and more!

Copyright © 2025 Hyde Park Community Players | Login