Mid-South Side, Chicago Theatre
June Staged Reading
Bloom's Day by Stephen Fedo
directed by Ron Chafetz
Join us as we present the second part of Fedo's adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses,
The reading will be followed by refreshments and a chance to talk with playwright, director and actors, $5 at the door.
At Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S, Woodlawn Ave.
July Staged Reading
Address Unknown
By Katharine Kressman Taylor
Directed by Ruth Kadanoff
The story is written as a series of letters between a Jewish American art gallery owner in San Francisco and his former old German friend and partner who has returned to Germany in 1932. Published in 1938 it shows, through their words, how rapidly fascism and anti-Semitism can corrupt and cause awful things to be said and done.
The reading will be followed by refreshments and a chance to talk with director and actors, $5 at the door.
At Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S, Woodlawn Ave.
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On March 12, 2021 we lived-streamed our great March 2020 production of She Kills Monsters by Qui Nyguen, directed by Meara MacGregor.
You can still find it here, on YouTube
[NB: The video starts with a montage of fun pics, cast bios and more; the play proper begins at 21:10.]
Our January 2021 Staged Reading
Calumny: Two Vintage Comedies about Slander, Libel & Fake News
directed by Andrea Holliday, with assistance from Marissa Tranquilli
This reading was livestreamed on YouTube on January 8, and is still available for viewing on our YouTube channel and embedded on this homepage. The reading is preceded by a half-hour pre-show of period music and images; the reading begins at 30:17.
AN EVENING OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE 2020
if you missed the original streaming on October 30 and 31, you can still watch them on our Youtube channel:
http://hydeparkcommunityplayers.org/2020/10/program-evening-horror-suspense-2020/
takes you to the links for both evenings.
Please see our update regarding COVID19
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 about two 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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