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Auditions for Everybody, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

February 26, 2023 Leave a Comment

for Everybody, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Robert Carhuayo Auditions are Tuesday, March 7, 6-9 pm & Saturday, March 11, 1-4 pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, 55th & Woodlawn VIRTUAL (via Zoom) – March 13, 6-9 pm (Before auditioning remotely, please fill out the audition form and pick a time on the sign-up sheet.) A comedy about dying. A modern morality […]

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The Alcestiad, by Thornton Wilder

January 21, 2023 Leave a Comment

We’re very excited to be offering for our first mainstage production of 2023 THE ALCESTIAD a play in three acts with a satyr play The Drunken Sisters by Thornton Wilder (author of Our Town, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Skin of our Teeth, The Long Christmas Dinner and more) March 3-5, 10-12 at […]

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December 18, 2022 Leave a Comment

Join us for AUDITIONS for The Alcestiad by Thornton Wilder directed by Paul Baker Thornton Wilder chose the classical story of Alcestis, who gave her life for another and then returned from the grave, to explore the deepest questions of life. Joining her are: The Three Fates, Apollo, Hercules and Death, as well as many […]

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January Staged Reading: “The Lesson” by Eugene Ionesco

December 18, 2022 Leave a Comment

Join us for The Lesson By Eugene Ioneso Directed by Andrea Holliday with Andrea as the Professor, Kaitlyn Gorman as the Pupil, and Ruth Kadanoff as the Maid. Friday, January 13, 2023. 8 pm Augustana Lutheran Church,  5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Laugh your way with us through what has been called “the most bizarre lesson […]

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January Staged Reading: “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens

December 3, 2022 Leave a Comment

Join us for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens adapted and directed by Dorothy Parsons Friday, December 9th 7:00 pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Avenue Note the earlier time, to accommodate young audiences!  Bring the kids! A Christmas Carol tells the beloved story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a crotchety miser who hates Christmas […]

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Friday Staged Reading: “The Thanksgiving Day” by Larissa FastHorse

November 6, 2022 Leave a Comment

November 11, 2022 at 8:oopm Augustana Lutheran Church 5500 South Woodlawn Come laugh along with a special surprise play for Thanksgiving! In Larissa FastHorse’s “The Thanksgiving Play,” four would-be producers and theatrical “devisers” try to present a politically aware Thanksgiving play for kids. Hilarity ensues. Directed by Laura MacGregor, and featuring the talents of Kaitlyn Gorman, Meara […]

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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 a few 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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