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Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre

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An Evening of Horror & Suspense, Part One: GOTHIC BY GASLIGHT

October 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

BUY TICKETS For our 10th Evening of Horror and Suspense, we celebrate the history of our longest-running production by offering two different Evenings, each featuring beloved stories from previous seasons. Directors of the previous Evenings of Horror and Suspense (Nora Davis, Terrie Vasilopoulos, Bill Hohnke, Mary McCarthy, Vanessa Ellis, Amelia Snoblin, and Shonte Wesson) recommended […]

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Meet the Cast(s) of Evening of Horror & Suspense 10!

September 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

TICKETS on sale now An Evening of Horror and Suspense 10 has been cast! This year’s 10th Evening of Horror and Suspense offers twice the spookiness! We are doing two different shows, and each show has its own cast. Chris Skyles will return for both shows as Your Host for the Evening. If you’re in Friday’s […]

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Radio Show Tickets on sale now!

September 20, 2019 2 Comments

Our 10th Annual Evening of Horror & Suspense in the Old-Time Radio Tradition For our 10th Evening of Horror and Suspense, we are celebrating the show’s first decade by restaging favorite stories from the previous nine seasons. Friday October 25: Gothic by Gaslight will be dedicated to horror classics from the 1800s: Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte […]

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“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Cast

June 15, 2019 Leave a Comment

Our 4th annual summer Shakespeare in the Park production is now One for the Ages! Under the direction of Paul Baker & Laura MacGregor, these are the fine folks who will be entertaining audiences in July at Nichols Park!   (South of 54th St., between the two park play lots.) Every evening at 6 pm on […]

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Tickets on sale for BUDDHA SWINGS!

April 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

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An American Buddha

April 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

What does an American Buddha look like? I realized this week that Joseph Campbell was the one responsible for bringing me into Buddhism. His “Power of Myth” series of books and recorded lectures compared world religions and discussed their commonality. Among these were was the Origin of The Buddha. Like Batman, Buddha is born to […]

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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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