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Friday Staged Reading: MENTAL, written and directed by Sasha Austin Schmidt. Friday, February 2, 2018.

January 30, 2018 Leave a Comment

Friday,February 2, 2018.  8:00pm at Augustana Lutheran Church (5500 South Woodlawn). Admission $5. Mental. Written and directed by Sasha Austin Schmidt. Featuring: Vanessa Ellis, Corinna Christman, Amelia Snoblin, Tom Lariviere, Bill Hohnke, Leslie Halverson, Samantha Fenno, Michelle Heinz, Oroki Rice. Mental is a one-act play composed of four vignettes which offers a lighthearted look at feeling down […]

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First Staged Reading of 2018: TOM’S A-COLD by David Egan, directed by Paul Baker

December 28, 2017 Leave a Comment

January 12, 2018 at 8:00pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 South Woodlawn Avenue. Admission $5 Tom’s a-cold written by David Egan, directed and enacted by Paul Baker & David Egan   On May 19, 1845, HMS Terror and Erebus set sail from London to find a Northwest Passage over the Canadian Arctic and across into the Pacific. Neither […]

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Friday Staged Reading: Holiday Children’s Stories

November 28, 2017 Leave a Comment

Augustana Lutheran Church December 1, 2017 at 7:00pm (please note earlier family-friendly start time) Admission $5 Is Christmas not incomplete without some special story?  Perhaps the Gift of the Magi, or the Grinch Who Stole Christmas, or The Night Before Christmas?  Come be a child again–and bring any children you may have!–and hear some favorite tales about the […]

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Photos of RASHOMON’s first weekend

November 13, 2017 Leave a Comment

Buy Tickets for Rashomon The first weekend of Rashomon has come and gone. But there’s a second weekend coming up! November 17-19, 8pm on Friday and Saturday, 2pm on Sunday. Tickets are $12/ $10 students and seniors in advance, $15/ $12 at the door. (We are aware there were some issues with online ordering for the first […]

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RASHOMON Introductions: Meet Susan Harris, Mother/Medium

November 9, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today we introduce Susan Harris, who plays the Mother and the Medium. Susan has been with the HPCP since 2010 and has directed a number of shows, three of them with Paul Baker. She is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Notre Dame. Corinna: You have been a part […]

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RASHOMON Introductions: Meet Paul Baker, the Woodcutter

November 8, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today we introduce Paul Baker, who plays the Woodcutter. Paul is the founder of the HPCP and the current vice president. Paul served as HPCP president for seven years and has appeared in and directed numerous HPCP shows. Q. What made you decide to try out for Rashomon? Paul: I tried out for Rashomon to […]

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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 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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