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Want to be involved in a staged reading? Not sure how?
Hyde Park Community Players welcomes people at all levels of theater experience -- including none! Is there a short play (or excerpt of a play) that you'd love to share with an audience? Or a poetry collection or other literary work that has some dramatic possibilities? Would you like act, or direct? If so, please contact producer Laura MacGregor at stagedreadings@hydeparkcommunityplayers.org to learn more about the Staged Reading Series. We currently host 2 staged readings per month, on the First Friday of the month, and the Second Saturday. In a staged reading, the actors have their scripts with them, so no memorization is required. Support is available for inexperienced or first-time directors as you learn how to work with your cast to bring a short play to life. Because of COVID-19, all readings are currently held on Zoom, YouTube, or other virtual platforms. The Friday reading is a rehearsed performance, and the Saturday readings are read-along style: everyone who want a role plays one. The typical length for a reading is about 45 minutes followed by discussion. If you're not on the Hyde Park Community Players mailing list, make sure to sign up at the bottom of our homepage, so you can find out about the next reading. Attending one (or more) will help give you a better idea of what's involved in putting a performance together. We would love for you to be part of this series, whether as an audience member, an actor, or a director!

August Staged Reading: “A Phoenix Too Frequent”

July 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

August Staged Reading: “A Phoenix Too Frequent”

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

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

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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April Staged Reading: “Hiding in Plainview”

March 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

April Staged Reading: “Hiding in Plainview”

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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March Staged Reading: The Poems of Lewis Carroll

February 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

March Staged Reading:  The Poems of Lewis Carroll

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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February Friday Staged Reading: A Celebration of Langston Hughes

February 2, 2021 Leave a Comment

February Friday Staged Reading:  A Celebration of Langston Hughes

Join us as we honor Black History Month with A Celebration of Langston Hughes:         Soul Gone Home                        and poems       Friday, February 12, 8:00 p.m. Directed by Oroki Rice,  and starring Oroki & Sekou Sakkara Muhammad Our February offering  for our Reading Series, on the second Friday this month,  presents a […]

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January Staged Reading: “Calumny”: Two Comedies about Slander, Libel & Fake News

January 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

January Staged Reading: “Calumny”: Two Comedies about Slander, Libel & Fake News

Calumny Two short vintage comedies about slander, libel & fake news Friday, January 8, at 8:00 p.m Please join the online party for the streaming of our pre-recorded performance on YouTube!  We present two one-act gems exploring the transmission of lies and the significance — or insignificance? — of truth. The performance will take place […]

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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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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 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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Since our founding in 2009, the Hyde Park Community Players have been putting on between 2-3 shows per season.
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