In this two-week intensive at CRY HAVOC's midtown rehearsal and performance studio, students will be guided through the process of writing their own short play - from conception to first draft, through rewrites to final product. Throughout the process, they will work closely with CRY HAVOC's award-winning Resident Playwrights.
Additionally, they will interact with CRY HAVOC's corps of actors and directors - professionals who have appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at major theaters around the country - who will provide their perspective on working on new plays.
The class will culminate in a public reading and discussion of the students' short plays featuring professional actors from the CRY HAVOC Resident Company.
Classes will generally meet from 10:00am-4:00pm Monday through Thursday and 10:00am-1:00pm on Friday. A special schedule will pertain on the Monday of the 2nd week of the session to allow the students to participate in CRY HAVOC’s regular weekly Workshop group focused on new play development, where their plays will be read and discussed by CRY HAVOC’s corps of professional actors, playwrights, and directors. A public reading of the students' short plays, featuring actors from The CRY HAVOC Company, will be held for family and friends of the students on the evening of Thursday of the 2nd week of the session.
| MONDAY 7/9 | TUESDAY 7/10 | WEDNESDAY 7/11 | THURSDAY 7/12 | FRIDAY 7/13 |
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10:00am-4:00pm Class |
10:00am-4:00pm Class |
10:00am-4:00pm Class |
10:00am-1:00pm Class |
| MONDAY 7/16 | TUESDAY 7/17 | WEDNESDAY 7/18 | THURSDAY 7/19 | FRIDAY 7/20 |
12:00noon-4:00pm Class 6:00pm-10:00pm Student plays read and discussed in the CRY HAVOC Workshop |
10:00am-4:00pm Class |
10:00am-4:00pm Class |
10:00am-4:00pm Rehearsal of Student Plays 7:00pm Public Reading of Student Plays |
10:00am-1:00pm Class - Discussion of Public Reading |
The tuition for accepted students in the two-week intensive is $1050.00. A limited number of partial scholarships for students with need are available.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to support a partial scholarship for a student, please click here.
If you wish to apply for a partial scholarship, please email summerintensive@cryhavoccompany.org after you have submitted your application.
To apply for the CRY HAVOC Summer Playwriting Intensive, either click here to complete an online application or click here to download a pdf version of the application, which can be completed and emailed to summerintensive@cryhavoccompany.org. Applications will be accepted beginning January 1, 2012. Accepted students will be notified on a rolling basis beginning February 1 until the class is full.
If you have any questions, please contact CRY HAVOC Education Director Kerry Flanagan at kerryflanagan@cryhavoccompany.org.
Kitt Lavoie is an award-winning, published, internationally produced playwright, director, and teacher. He has written twenty-eight produced plays and musical books, including Kiki Baby (2011 Theater for the American Musical Prize), realer than that (winner, 2009 Samuel French New Play Festival), The Median Line (Herbert J. Robinson Prize in Dramatic Writing), and [pwnd] (2009 NYIT Nominee, Best Original Short Script). Kitt is a Member of the Dramatists Guild, the Professional Playwrights Workshop, the Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of America, and the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, and is the Artistic Director of The CRY HAVOC Company.
