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RASHOMON Introductions: Bill Hohnke, director (and set designer, and…)

October 31, 2017 Leave a Comment

Buy tickets to Rashomon Our series of introductions to the Rashomon cast begins with Bill Hohnke, the director. Bill is also playing the Husband. Bill is a founding member of the HPCP and has played numerous roles in HPCP shows (some coveted, some less so). Bill has also directed An Evening of Horror and Suspense and […]

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HPCP presents: RASHOMON by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin, directed by Bill Hohnke (November 10-12 & 17-19, 2017)

October 30, 2017 Leave a Comment

Directed by Bill Hohnke November 10-12 & 17-19, 2017 at University Church (5655 S. University Avenue) Order tickets Based on the short stories of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s film of the same name, Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin’s play Rashomon turns the story of a violent encounter into an exploration of the nature of truth itself. One […]

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: Blues for Mr. Charlie by James Baldwin

October 27, 2017 Leave a Comment

Friday, November 3, 2017 at 8pm Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 South Woodlawn Avenue Admission $5 Blues for Mr. Charlie by James Baldwin directed by Oroki Rice In a small Southern town, a white man murders a black man, then throws his body in the weeds. With this act of violence–which is loosely based on the […]

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Evening of Horror & Suspense VIII: Meet Shonte Wesson, the director

October 19, 2017 Leave a Comment

Shonte Wesson has been with the HPCP for several years, and has appeared in numerous Evenings of Horror and Suspense as well as mainstage shows (including Arcadia, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Clybourne Park). Shonte was the assistant director for Twelfth Night last summer. Shonte’s mother Helen Wesson and her daughter Helena Lee are also […]

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Eight Evenings of Horror and Suspense: A Brief History of the HPCP Halloween Show

October 13, 2017 2 Comments

This year, on October 21 at 7:00pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, the Hyde Park Community Players will put on our eighth annual Evening of Horror and Suspense. (Buy tickets here!) We’ve been doing this show in this format since the fall of 2010, which makes it our oldest annual tradition. There are a lot of […]

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Our Eighth Annual Evening of HORROR and SUSPENSE!

October 9, 2017 Leave a Comment

Tickets are on sale now for our eighth annual Evening of Horror and Suspense! October 21, 2017 at 7pm at Augustana Lutheran Church (5500 South Woodlawn Ave) Buy tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door This year’s Evening of Horror and Suspense is directed by Shonte Wesson and features four spine-tingling 20 minute plays […]

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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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