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August Staged Reading: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

August 5, 2026 Leave a Comment

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Directed by Logan MacGregor Friday, August 7, 7: 30 pm Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog takes the world of superheroes and flips it on its head. Written by Joss, Zack & Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancheroen during the 2008 Hollywood writers’ strike, Dr. Horrible gives us a combination of comedy and commentary […]

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A Midsummer Mingle-Mangle: Shakespeare Scenes at Nichols Park (We’re back outside on 8/2!)

July 8, 2026 Leave a Comment

Please Note: No more rain in the forecast, so we’re back to Nichols for our final performances on Sunday, August 2. Huzzah! It’s almost that time again! Grab your blanket or chair, a pal or two, and some snacks, and come see us at Nichols Park for summer Shakespeare!  Nichols is between Kimbark Avenue and […]

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July Staged Reading: “Address Unknown” by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

July 8, 2026 Leave a Comment

 Address Unknown  By Kathrine Kressman Taylor  Directed by Ruth Kadanoff  Friday, July 10, 7:30 pm  Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue The story is written as a series of letters between a Jewish American art gallery owner in San Francisco and his former old German friend and partner who has returned to Germany in […]

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June Staged Reading: “Bloom’s Day” by Stephen Fedo

June 9, 2026 Leave a Comment

A reading from Bloom’s Day A new dramatization of James Joyce’s Ulysses. by Stephen Fedo Directed by Ron Chafetz Friday, June 12, 7:30 pm Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Join us as we present the 2nd part of Bloom’s Day.  This second part, of course, includes Poldy Bloom’s & Stephen Dedalus’s adventures in […]

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Summer Shakespeare Auditions

May 26, 2026 Leave a Comment

This summer, the Hyde Park Community Players will perform a a variety of Shakespeare scenes in Nichols Park at the end of July.  This will include “oldies but goodies” like the witches scene from Macbeth, and Pyramus &Thisbe from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but will also feature new scenes for the Players from Hamlet, Measure […]

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MonteCristo2020

May 15, 2026 Leave a Comment

MonteCristo2020 The Hyde Park Community Players are delighted to present the premiere of MonteCristo2020, an original musical based on Alexander Dumas’s novel The Count of Monte Cristo with book & lyrics by Susan Harris and score by Bill Hohnke. Reserve your seats here: https://events.humanitix.com/montecristo2020 The suggested donation is $20 per seat. Performance Dates Performances will […]

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August Staged Reading: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

August 5, 2026
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A Midsummer Mingle-Mangle: Shakespeare Scenes at Nichols Park (We’re back outside on 8/2!)

July 8, 2026
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July Staged Reading: “Address Unknown” by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

July 8, 2026
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Open Board Meeting

June 20, 2026
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June Staged Reading: “Bloom’s Day” by Stephen Fedo

June 9, 2026
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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 about two 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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