The CRY HAVOC Company
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
HAVOC for the Holidays 2018
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special live holiday episode of the CRY HAVOC Podcast featuring selections from the 2018 collection of Very Short Holiday Plays, written and read by...
HAVOC for the Holidays 2017
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special live holiday episode of the CRY HAVOC Podcast featuring selections from the 2017 collection of Very Short Holiday Plays, written and read by...
HAVOC for the Holidays 2016
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special live holiday episode of the CRY HAVOC Podcast featuring selections from the 2016 collection of Very Short Holiday Plays, written and read by...
HAVOC for the Holidays 2015
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special live holiday episode of the CRY HAVOC Podcast featuring selections from the 2015 collection of Very Short Holiday Plays, written and read by...
Lincoln Center Originals: The CRY HAVOC Company
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Live recording of Lincoln Center Originals: The CRY HAVOC Company, presented at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on June 12, 2015. Featur...
HAVOC for the Holidays 2014
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special live holiday episode of the CRY HAVOC Podcast featuring selections from the 2014 collection of Very Short Holiday Plays, written and read by...
Inside the 2014 Very Short Holiday Plays - Part III
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in on CRY HAVOC’s new play development process as the company discusses the sixth draft of INDEPENDENT CHRISTMAS, a Very Short Holiday Play b...
Inside the 2014 Very Short Holiday Plays - Part II
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in on CRY HAVOC’s new play development process as the company discusses the second draft of EX-MAS, a Very Short Holiday Play by Katelin Wilc...
Inside the 2014 Very Short Holiday Plays - Part I
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in on CRY HAVOC’s new play development process as the company discusses the first draft of ANGIE, a Very Short Holiday Play by Emily Claire S...
Working In A Festival Setting
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the special opportunities and challenges of working in theater festivals. With Kitt ...
Deciding Whether to Pursue a Theater Degree
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artists from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss pros and cons of pursuing undergrad and graduate theater degrees, considerations in choosing a program, and...
Storytelling Moments - Part IV: Character Introductions
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss character introductions and approaches to making these moments as effective as possi...
Storytelling Moments - Part III: Transitions
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the importance of transitions in a play and approaches to making these transition mo...
The Performance Only You Can Give: Part III
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in on a session of CRY HAVOC's scene study class "The Performance Only You Can Give" as Artistic Director Kitt Lavoie gives an overview of CRY ...
The Performance Only You Can Give: Part II
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in on a session of CRY HAVOC's scene study class "The Performance Only You Can Give" as Artistic Director Kitt Lavoie gives an overview of CRY ...
The Performance Only You Can Give: Part I
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in on a session of CRY HAVOC’s scene study class “The Performance Only You Can Give” as Artistic Director Kitt Lavoie gives an overview o...
Storytelling Moments - Part II: Endings
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the importance of the final moments of a play and approaches to making those moments...
Acting in Commercials
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the ins and outs of auditioning for, booking, and shooting commercials. With Kitt Lavoie, Jenny Kirlin, Jerz...
"realer than that": Post-Game Discussion
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in on a discussion between CRY HAVOC artists and Bucknell University staff and students following a performance of CRY HAVOC’s touring sexual...
Storytelling Moments - Part I: Beginnings
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the importance of the first moments of a play and approaches to making those moments...
Theater and Film Unions
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Members of The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the various theater and film unions and the roles they play in the careers of actors, writers, and directors....
Developing New Plays: An Interview with Artistic Director Kitt Lavoie
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode featuring former CRY HAVOC Graduate Apprentice Chris Petty interviewing Artistic Director Kitt Lavoie about working with playwrights...
HAVOC for the Holidays 2013
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special live holiday episode of the CRY HAVOC Podcast featuring selections from the 2013 collection of Very Short Holiday Plays, written and read by...
HAVOC for the Holidays 2012
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special live holiday episode of the CRY HAVOC Podcast featuring selections from the 2012 collection of Very Short Holiday Plays, written and read by...
15th Anniversary Worldwide Theater Festival
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the CRY HAVOC Worldwide Theater Festival and the fifteenth anniversary of The CRY HAV...
Stages of Rehearsal - Part V: Technical Rehearsals and Previews
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their approach to the final stages of the rehearsal process: technical rehearsals and preview ...
Stages of Rehearsal - Part IV: Run/Work Rehearsals
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their approach to rehearsals after the show is staged and before technical elements are incorp...
Actors and Body Image
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the role their looks play in their career and how it impacts the way they relate to their bodies. With Kitt ...
Stages of Rehearsal - Part III: Staging
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their approach to staging and blocking rehearsals. The third in a five-part series o...
Acting for Stage vs. Film
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss how an actor's approach adjusts to the differing demands of stage and film. With Kit...
Navigating Challenging Collaborations
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss approaches to difficult interpersonal situations in the rehearsal process. With Kitt...
Stages of Rehearsal - Part II: Exploration
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their approach to exploratory rehearsals. The second in a five-part series on the st...
Stages of Rehearsal - Part I: Early Rehearsals and Table Work
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their approach to table work. The first in a five-part series on the stages of rehea...
Playing Comedy
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the challenges of acting comedic material, as well as strategies and techniques for approachin...
Cold Reading
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss strategies for situations where actors are called on to read scripts with little or ...
Playwriting Series - Part V: The Playwright in Rehearsal
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Playwrights from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their process during rehearsals for a workshop or production. The fifth in a five-part series on playwr...
Creating A Safe Room
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, writers, and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the characteristics of a rehearsal process that makes actors feel safe to take risks...
HAVOC for the Holidays 2011
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HAVOC for the Holidays 2011 - Recorded Live at CRY HAVOC, Monday, December 12, 2011Visit www.cryhavoccompany.org/gift to GIft a Square Foot of CRY HAV...
The CRY HAVOC Workshop: 10 Years
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artists from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the role of the weekly CRY HAVOC Workshop in their artistic lives and the evolution of their craft. Kitt La...
On Being A Theater Student
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artists from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their experiences as theater students and share thoughts on making the most of a training program. With Kit...
Producing Your Own Work, Part 2
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artists from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss tips for staffing, budgeting, fundraising, marketing and other responsibilities of the producer. Part 2 of ...
Producing Your Own Work, Part 1
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artists from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the role of the producer and the importance of setting priorities and realistic goals when producing one's ...
(Humane) Audience Participation
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers, and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss effectively (and responsibly) engaging the audience when the fourth wall comes down....
Stakes
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss identifying and utilizing stakes in acting and writing work. With Kitt Lavoie, Jenni...
Early Career Seminar: Post-Game Discussion
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in on a discussion between CRY HAVOC artists and staff following one of our Starting Your Career in New York seminars. With Kitt Lavoie, Will C...
Directing Actors
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the director-actor collaboration in crafting a performance. With Kitt Lavoie, Matt Co...
Headshots & Resumes, Part 2 - Resumes
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss what makes an effective actor resume. Part 2 of 2. With Kitt Lavoie, Kerry Flanagan, ...
Headshots & Resumes, Part 1 - Headshots
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss what makes an effective headshot. Part 1 of 2. With Kitt Lavoie, Kerry Flanagan, Jerz...
Actors who Write/Writers who Direct: Working Across Disciplines
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the value of working in areas of theater outside of their specialization - and the va...
The Gene Lasko Notebook
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the lessons they learned from director and teacher Gene Lasko, a recent CRY HAVOC hon...
Expectation, Freedom, and Getting Out of Your Own Way
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the challenges that prevent actors from making a role uniquely their own - and how to...
HAVOC for the Holidays 2010
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HAVOC for the Holidays 2010Puppy Lovea very short holiday play by Becky Sterling Rygginspired by the song “Love Don't Live Here” as performed by L...
Coming to the Table: How We Got Here
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the way their work and its place in their lives have evolved over the years. With Ki...
Playwriting Series - Part IV: Rewriting
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Playwrights from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their process of undertaking rewrites on their plays-in-progress. The fourth in a five-part series on p...
When Mistakes Happen
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss navigating mistakes and accidents in rehearsal and performance. With Kitt Lavoie, Tim...
All the King's Men: The Value of Regular Collaborators
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss collaboration and the benefit of having regular collaborators. With Kitt Lavoie, Kerr...
Filling in the Gaps: A Character's Life Between Scenes
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss how the choices an actor makes about what their character does offstage can contribut...
Being A Good Scene Partner
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors and directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss how to be an engaging, considerate, and stimulating scene partner for fellow actors in rehears...
Sensory Work
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss sensory work for actors – what it is, what it is not, and how to most effectively p...
Playwriting Series - Part III: Taking Feedback
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Playwrights from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their process of soliciting and using feedback on their plays-in-progress. The third in a five-part ser...
HAVOC for the Holidays
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
THE CRY HAVOC PODCAST 2009 HOLIDAY SPECIALBetter than a Treea very short holiday play by Timothy Davisinspired by the song “Mama I’m Coming Home”...
Actor Type - Making the Most of Who You Are
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the importance for actors of identifying their "type," how to identify it, and what t...
Monologues
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss performing monologues - both in the context of a play and isolated in an audition set...
Objectives and Obstacles
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss identifying and utilizing objectives and obstacles to create a nuanced, complex, and ...
Nudity and Sexuality in Rehearsal and Performance
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss nudity and sexuality as a storytelling tool and how to make the process safe for acto...
Playing the Villain
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their approach to playing a villain in this season's finale. With Kitt Lavoie, Kerry Flanagan,...
Acting in Musicals
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss how (and if) their process of working on musicals differs from their process of worki...
Playwriting Series - Part II: First Draft
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Playwrights from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their processes for writing the first draft of a play. The second in a five-part series on playwriting....
Creative Feedback: Putting it to Good Use
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss receiving feedback on their work and how to effectively interpret and act on that fee...
Goal Setting as an Actors' Tool
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss approaches to setting goals for rehearsals, why it is important, and how goal-setting can lead...
Playwriting Series - Part I: Getting Ready to Write
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Playwrights from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss their processes in guiding a play from the first spark of an idea to the moment that they first put pen...
Violence on Stage and in Rehearsal
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the use of violence as a storytelling tool, the challenges implicit in playing scenes involvin...
Auditioning
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the audition process - including preparing effectively, navigating the unique social ...
Working on the Road
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the specific challenges and rewards of working on film and theater projects in cities away fro...
Rehearsal Etiquette
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss rehearsal etiquette and why it's important. With Kitt Lavoie, Jennifer Curfman, Timot...
Improvisation as an Actors' Tool
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss how actors can use improvisation effectively when working on a play or developing a r...
Character History
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss using character history to develop a role. With Kitt Lavoie, Jennifer Curfman, Timoth...
Elements of a Well Written Play
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Actors, Writers and Directors from The CRY HAVOC Company discuss the role that structure, character and dialogue play in effective dramatic writing. W...