written and performed by Stephan Wolfert
directed by Eric Tucker
June 7 - 18 2017
Cry Havoc!
Cry Havoc! explores the psychological trauma of war-both on and off the battlefield. A U.S. Army veteran, Stephan Wolfert traded his military career for a life in the theatre after seeing a production of Shakespeare's Richard III. In Cry Havoc!, Wolfert recounts gripping tales of his military service, weaving this personal narrative with lines from some of Shakespeare's most famous speeches. As the New York Times details, this profoundly compelling play "takes its title from Mark Antony's speech over the slain Caesar in Julius Caesar, [and] intercuts Mr. Wolfert's own memories with text borrowed from Shakespeare. Decoupling those lines from their plays, Mr. Wolfert uses them to explore strength and duty, bravery and trauma, examining what it is to be in the military and what it is to carry that experience back into civilian life."
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Stephan Wolfert – Actor/Writer/Director; AEA/SAG member; U.S. Army ’86-’93 – Medic and Infantry Officer. Stephan left a career in the military for a life in the theatre after seeing a production of Shakespeare’s Richard III. Stephan received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, RI in 2000. On Broadway, Stephan helped to create the military segments for Twyla Tharp and Billy Joel’s Tony Award-winning Movin’ Out. As an actor, director, writer and teaching artist Stephan has worked throughout North America and even in Rome, Italy. He has worked for decades: examining Shakespeare from a military veteran’s perspective, working with fellow military veterans and scientists, and using Shakespeare’s text and classical actor training to heal trauma and to aid in the transition from military service back into life as a civilian. For his work with Shakespeare & Veterans, Stephan has received the 2020 Aaron Stein award from the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) given to an organization that utilizes creative applications of group therapy to benefit the community, especially in non-psychiatric settings, and the 2019 Max Gabriel Award from National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) presented in grateful recognition of Stephan Wolfert’s outstanding ability to artistically and powerfully share his story in order to broaden the understanding of PTSD and other mental health challenges faced by our veterans. Stephan is a playwright and New York City-based actor who continues to perform his award winning, critically acclaimed show, Cry Havoc!, in the U.S. and Europe. (Biography from DE-CRUIT)
