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AUDITIONS for Collected Stories by Donald Margulies

December 4, 2017 Leave a Comment

WHEN: January 7, 2018 (4-7pm), January 8, 2018 (6-9 pm) at Augustana Lutheran Church. Performance dates: TBD Collected Stories is an intense drama following the complex relationship between Ruth, an established writer, and her ambitious student Lisa. Two roles, both women, one older and one younger. Collected Stories will be performed in a nontraditional venue. What To […]

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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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Auditions for RASHOMON, September 10-11 at Augustana Lutheran Church.

September 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

WHAT: Auditions for RASHOMON Written by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin; directed by Bill Hohnke WHEN: Sunday, September 10 from 2-5 pm  Monday, September 11 from 6-9 pm  WHERE: Augustana Lutheran Church 5500 S Woodlawn Ave (Upstairs Classroom #1) Show summary In feudal Japan, a samurai is found murdered and his wife has been raped. However, as the story is recounted […]

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Auditions: An Evening of Horror & Suspense (9/17), Rashomon (9/10-11)

September 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

Auditions have been scheduled for our fall shows! All auditions listed below will be held at Augustana Lutheran Church (5500 S. Blackstone Avenue). If you have never auditioned for a mainstage show before, you might enjoy What To Expect At An HPCP Audition. Rashomon by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin, based on stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Directed […]

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Auditions for TWELFTH NIGHT, by William Shakespeare, May 16 & May 20

May 15, 2017 Leave a Comment

  AUDITIONS for Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare directed by Leslie Halverson WHEN:  Tuesday, May 16 from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm                  Saturday, May 20 from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm WHERE:  Augustana Lutheran Church 5500 S Woodlawn Ave (Upstairs Classroom #1) Show summary In this classic Shakespeare comedy, Viola […]

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What To Expect at an HPCP Audition

March 17, 2017 2 Comments

Frequently Asked Questions about HPCP Auditions Do you pay your actors? No. The HPCP is a volunteer, not-for-profit, amateur organization. We don’t pay our actors, nor do we pay our directors, producers, set designers, etc. Our mission is to give people who love theater the opportunity to make it. Do I have to be an […]

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