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Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

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We did it! and a defense of Durang

March 10, 2017 Leave a Comment

We did it!  Opening weekend was beautiful.  The audience members laughed and cried and also questioned why I would do such a “disturbing” play.  I am including my director’s notes here as an explanation/defense.  Ta-da! I first discovered The Marriage of Bette and Boo—and Christopher Durang—in college. It was love at first read through. He […]

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Plays are work… call it a night!

February 19, 2017 Leave a Comment

I was in my first play in second grade. It was called Iron John and, because I had a natural aptitude for being precise and bossy, I was cast as the lead narrator. Two days before the show, we had a disastrous rehearsal. We missed cues, we missed, entrances—I’m pretty sure one of the princesses […]

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February Staged Reading: W. B. Yeats’s At the Hawk’s Well and The Dreaming Of The Bones,

January 31, 2017 Leave a Comment

So on Friday, February 3 at 8:00 pm at Augustana Lutheran Church (assuming the world has not yet ended), my hardy band of players, singers, and musicians will do staged readings of two of Yeats’s dance plays: At the Hawk’s Well and The Dreaming of the Bones. Each play runs about 20 minutes and there will […]

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“The Marriage of Bette and Boo” by Christopher Durang (March 3-12, 2017)

December 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

Directed by Corinna Christman Purchase Tickets Bette and Boo Blog CAST: Bette- Leslie Browne Boo- David Federking Margaret- Cordelia Callaway  Paul- Adam Hammond Emily- Amelia Snoblin Joan-Maryse Meijer Karl- Chris Mackle Soot- Laura MacGregor Matt- Leslie Halverson Father Donnally- James Redfield Doctor- Ruth Kadanov “Christopher Durang is one of the masters of modern dark comedy, […]

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Welcome to our new website!

November 14, 2016 Leave a Comment

After 6 years, the online home has finally gotten an upgrade! We hope that information and items are easier to find, and that you have a pleasant experience navigating. A few highlights: Our blog will have ongoing updated content You can now sign up for our mailing list! (either in the right column, or at the bottom […]

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Augustana Work Day 11/12 and Set Builds 11/12-13 and 11/19-20

November 10, 2016 Leave a Comment

Augustana Lutheran Church (where we hold our monthly readings, and often have auditions, rehearsals, and workshops) is having a WORK DAY on Saturday, November 12th, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm with lunch served at 12:00 pm. We would love to have any Players along who can join! This work day is part of our give-back […]

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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

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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