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An American Buddha

April 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

What does an American Buddha look like? I realized this week that Joseph Campbell was the one responsible for bringing me into Buddhism. His “Power of Myth” series of books and recorded lectures compared world religions and discussed their commonality. Among these were was the Origin of The Buddha. Like Batman, Buddha is born to […]

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BUDDHA SWINGS Introductions: Meet Deigha Gary (Prince Sidd)

April 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

Today we introduce Deigha Gary, who plays Prince Sidd in our upcoming musical BUDDHA SWINGS. Deighja is interviewed by the author and director, John Poole. John Poole: What’s you’re name again? I know I cast you and stuff and we’ve locked in a room together for the past three weeks, but It’s a blog post, so, […]

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Buddha in the USA!

April 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

Buddha Swings first came about when we performing a bunch of ‘JukeBox Musicals’ with The Overtime Theater back in the Old Frontier Town of San Antonio, Texas. Them’s were hard times, trying to earn a buck by doing Live Theater in the Alamo City. You saw Anton In Show Business, right? Well, this show was […]

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Meet the cast of BUDDHA SWINGS

April 15, 2019 Leave a Comment

We are proud to introduce the cast of John Poole’s original musical Buddha Swings, which will swing into action on May 2! Prince Sidd: Deigha Gary This will be Deigha’s third appearance with HPCP. After making his HPCP debut in the 2018 staged reading of She Kills Monsters, Deigha played Fernando in Renata McAdams’s production of Federico Garcia Lorca’s Mariana Pineda.  He has also […]

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Friday Staged Reading Series: Joyful Noise

March 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

April is National Poetry Month, and spring is finally here! To celebrate both of these great events, the Hyde Park Community Players will perform a staged reading of nature-themed children’s poems by Paul Fleischman. Most of the selections are from Fleischman’s Newbery Medal-winning book Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, in which each poem is […]

Filed Under: Events, Friday Staged Readings, Readings

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