Hyde Park Community Players

Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

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FRIDAY STAGED READING: She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, directed by Meara Hammond. August 10, 8pm at Augustana Lutheran Church

August 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

FRIDAY STAGED READING August  10 8 pm Augustana Lutheran Church (5500 South Woodlawn)  She Kills Monsters by  Qui Nguyen directed by Meara Hammond Meara Hammond directs a staged reading of this comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games.  It’s the story of a Agnes, a young woman recovering from the death of her teenaged sister Tilly. When […]

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Tickets for Anton in Show Business on sale now!

April 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

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Props & Proofs: It’s Prop Season for COLLECTED STORIES!

February 22, 2018 Leave a Comment

BUY TICKETS Collected Stories starts tech week this Monday, so it’s crunch time at the Harris household. As I hesitate, Hamlet-like, between different recipes for mondel bread (also known, I have discovered, as mandelbrot) I’m collecting various other objects and making the few things that I have to make. Because Collected Stories is getting a very realistic production and […]

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Twelfth Night Introductions: Catch up with Sasha Austin, Sailor/Captain

July 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

Today we catch up with Sasha Austin, who plays the Sailor and (sometimes) the Captain. Sasha’s first role with the HPCP was in Murder, You Must Be Kidding?. Sasha played Prospera last year in our first outdoor Shakespeare show, The Tempest. Q. What was your relationship with Shakespeare like before The Tempest? Has doing outdoor […]

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Welcome To The Neighborhood

May 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

Looks like the Act II rehearsals are going swimmingly. Left to right: Eric Roberts, Amelia Snoblin, Paul Baker, James Allen, Shonte Wesson. Download QR 🠋

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What To Expect at an HPCP Audition

March 17, 2017 2 Comments

Frequently Asked Questions about HPCP Auditions Do you pay your actors? No. The HPCP is a volunteer, not-for-profit, amateur organization. We don’t pay our actors, nor do we pay our directors, producers, set designers, etc. Our mission is to give people who love theater the opportunity to make it. Do I have to be an […]

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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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