Hawken Players' Society (HPS)
The Hawken Players' Society (HPS), a production company made up entirely of students, produces two full-length shows per year – a fall play in November and a winter musical in February. All students are encouraged to audition regardless of experience or membership in HPS. Students can get involved in various facets of a given production including acting, directing, and stagecraft.
At Hawken, nearly all aspects of a production are student driven: set design and construction; props, costumes or makeup; marketing and graphic design; acting, singing, dancing; and even assistant directing. Students are given the latitude, tools and responsibility, under the guidance of adult mentors, to take full ownership of their role as an artist, whether on stage or behind the scenes. Working local professionals also serve as guest teaching artists to help students build and hone their skills.
As the list of past performances shows, the performing arts department at Hawken believes in taking on ambitious and relevant material. In every undertaking, students are held to the highest possible standards of production.
An independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school, toddler through grade 12
Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
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