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August Staged Reading: “A Phoenix Too Frequent”

July 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

Join us for our first in-person staged event since the pandemic closed us down last Spring! Friday, August 6, at 8 pm back under the kindly roof of Augustana Lutheran Church at 55th & Woodlawn A Phoenix Too Frequent a comedy by Christopher Fry (author of The Lady’s Not For Burning and A Sleep of […]

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June Staged Reading: “A Sleep of Prisoners” by Christopher Fry

May 25, 2021 Leave a Comment

Join us for our June Staged Reading via Zoom A Sleep of Prisoners by Christopher Fry  (author of The Lady’s Not for Burning) Friday, June 4, at 8 pm directed by Paul Baker featuring: Nathan Agin James Allen, Jr. Paul Baker Samantha Fenno Henrik Nielsen Four prisoners of war are being held in a church. […]

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May Staged Reading: Selected Poems of Rupi Kaur

April 30, 2021 Leave a Comment

Selected Poems of Rupi Kaur Friday, May 7th at 8:00 pm via Zoom Please join us for a reading of poetry by Rupi Kaur, an Indian-Canadian, best-selling poet who has published three books, milk and honey (2014), the sun and her flowers (2017), and home body (2020). Kaur’s work “touches on love, loss, trauma, healing, […]

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April Staged Reading: “Hiding in Plainview”

March 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

Join us for our April Staged Reading via Zoom Hiding in Plainview written and performed by Dan Friedrich Friday, April 2, at 8 pm on Zoom. Free.  To receive the Zoom invite, contact us at info@hydeparkcommunityplayers. org And we hope you will stay after the show for discussion. Dan Friedrich, Hyde Park Community Player and farm […]

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“She Kills Monsters” – live-streamed on YouTube

March 10, 2021 Leave a Comment

One year ago this week, we were busy putting the final touches on our Spring mainstage play, She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen (one of the writers of Disney’s new movie, Raya and the Dragon ) There was lots of good publicity and enthusiasm, and we were expecting to have big audiences for the popular new play.  Director Meara […]

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March Staged Reading: The Poems of Lewis Carroll

February 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

The Poems of Lewis Carroll Friday, March 5, at 7:00 PM directed by Ron Chafetz Please join us for our March Staged Reading as Ron Chafetz directs readings of poems from Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass and other works of Lewis Carroll.  We’ll present favorites like “Jabberwocky” (in English and in French), “The […]

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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 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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