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MonteCristo2020

March 6, 2026 1 Comment

The Hyde Park Community Players present: MonteCristo2020 is an original musical based on Alexander Dumas’s novel The Count of Monte Cristo with book and lyrics by Susan Harris and music by Bill Hohnke. Isolating in her apartment during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, a lonely bookworm discovers Alexandre Dumas’s novel The Count of Monte Cristo. The classic novel […]

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March Staged Reading: “Shakespeareana”

February 27, 2026 Leave a Comment

Join us for our March Staged Reading Shakespeareana: Creative Responses to the Bard Friday, March 6, 7:30 pm Augustana Lutheran Church. 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue What did Shakespeare have to tell us about war and conflict? What about love and poetry? What would Yorick say if he had a chance to give his side of […]

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February Staged Reading: Bloom’s Day by Stephen Fedo

February 1, 2026 Leave a Comment

Join us for Bloom’s Day a new dramatization of James Joyce’s Ulysses By Stephen Fedo Directed by Ron Chafetz Bring out your inner stream of consciousness and join us for Act 1 of this new work. The reading will be followed by refreshments with homemade treats, and a chance to talk with the playwright, director […]

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Auditions for Stop Kiss

January 20, 2026 Leave a Comment

Please join us for Stop Kiss auditions on Sunday, February 8, from 2 to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, February 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. Auditions are held at Augustana Lutheran Church (5500 S. Woodlawn Ave). No preparation necessary. Readings and character descriptions will be provided. Show dates are April 10-12 and 17-19. When Sara […]

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January Staged Reading: New Play Mini-Festival

December 25, 2025 Leave a Comment

New Play Mini-Festival  Conceived & Produced by Marilyn Cavicchia Friday, January 9, 7:30 pm Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue   We’re trying something new! For the first time ever, Hyde Park Community Players has gathered some ultra-new, ultra-short plays into a New Works Mini-Festival, all written, directed,and performed by your Hyde Park friends and neighbors — and never […]

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December Staged Reading: An Evening of Holiday Music & Magic

November 24, 2025 Leave a Comment

 December Staged Reading  An Evening of Holiday Music & Magic  Friday, December 5, 7:30 pm  At Augustana Lutheran Church,  5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Join us in celebrating the holiday season with a family-friendly, interactive performance that celebrates the whimsy of winter.  There will be music, memories and laughter, and lots of good cheer!  Created & […]

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Seeking short original plays for our New Works Mini-Festival

October 7, 2026
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An Evening of Horror and Suspense 2026

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Auditions for Marjorie Prime

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October Staged Reading: An Evening of Monologues

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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 »

Support the Players

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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