# Event Details

- **Event Name**: January Staged Reading: A New Works Mini-Festival
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Wake up your winter with some fast, fun, thought-provoking theater!  We're trying something new! 

For the first time ever, Hyde Park Community Players has gathered some ultra-new, ultra-short plays into a New Works Mini-Festival, all written, directed,and performed by your Hyde Park friends and neighbors -- and never seen before now. Retirees who meet on a cruise and conduct detailed background checks on each other ... while checking each other out. "Swifties" from a dystopian near future who find a novel use for their personal time machines. Down-on-their-luck shoemakers who rediscover their "zazz" thanks to some elfin magic. Those are just a few of the characters you'll meet. We're also excited that this Mini-Festival draws on the talents of some longtime Players, some who joined us only recently, and others we'd never met before! Come kick off the new year with some bold new plays. 

Conceived & produced by Marilyn Cavicchia, the reading will be followed by homemade treats and a chance to chat with the writers, directors and actors. $5 at the door.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/january-staged-reading-a-new-works-mini-festival/200029330164928
- **Event Categories**: festivals, art, theatre, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 20

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Augustana Lutheran Church
- **lat**: 41.794855760407
- **long**: -87.597549520213
- **full address**: Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637-1621, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is January Staged Reading: A New Works Mini-Festival being held?
  - **A:** January Staged Reading: A New Works Mini-Festival takes place on Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637-1621, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing January Staged Reading: A New Works Mini-Festival?
  - **A:** January Staged Reading: A New Works Mini-Festival is organized by Hyde Park Community Players - HPCP.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** January Staged Reading: A New Works Mini-Festival is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chicago, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If January Staged Reading: A New Works Mini-Festival sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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