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MAURICE McRAE is a stage and screen actor who currently resides in New York City. Originally hailing from San Francisco, he discovered acting while attending Morehouse College as a pre-med student. He later received his MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University at the top of ... (read complete bio)

Stage Credits

  [Off-Broadway]
Public Theater Production, 2012
Mo
  [Broadway]
1932
Philip Allen
  [Broadway]
1927
Policeman
  [Broadway]
1927
Butler
  [Broadway]
1926
First Federal Man
  [Broadway]
1926
Eduard Pierron
  [Broadway]
1925
Russian Officer
  [Broadway]
1925
Centurion
Roman Sentinel
  [Broadway]
1924
First Working Man

Productions

 
[Broadway, 1932]
Director

MAURICE MCRAE Biography

MAURICE McRAE is a stage and screen actor who currently resides in New York City.

Originally hailing from San Francisco, he discovered acting while attending Morehouse College as a pre-med student. He later received his MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University at the top of his class.

Maurice's theatre credits span both coasts, including a brief stint on Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway play SWEAT (Studio 54). His Off-Broadway include SPILL (Ensemble Studio Theatre), COLLAPSE (New York City Center) and WILD WITH HAPPY (The Public Theatre); he's performed regionally in MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (Baltimore Centerstage & Philadelphia Theatre Company), MARCUS; OR THE SECRET OF SWEET (City Theatre of Pittsburgh), and THE PIANO LESSON (Long Beach Playhouse in Los Angeles). He also enjoys collaborating with notable writers and directors on emerging works, most recently participating in workshops for HOME IS A VERB (Ensemble Studio Theatre).

On screen, Maurice has made multiple television appearances, including "RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS," "ELEMENTARY," "NYPD BLUE," "BAYWATCH," "JAG" and "24;" he also recurs on the web series "AWKWARDLY."

His first feature film, FINDING HER, was nominated for Best Feature Narrative at the Vail Film Festival and showcased at the American Black Film Festival. The film also stars Johnny Whitworth (Limitless, "CSI: Miami"), Jeremy Holm ("House of Cards") and Afton Williamson ("Banshee"). He also appears in the feature films MY OTHER HOME with Loretta Divine and NIGHTHAWKS with Kevin Zegers ("Notorious").





MAURICE MCRAE News

Reading of HOME IS A VERB to Featuring Victor Almanzar, Maurice McRae, and More Photo Reading of HOME IS A VERB to Featuring Victor Almanzar, Maurice McRae, and More
by Julie Musbach - Jan 31, 2018

Rehabilitation Through The Arts (RTA) will present a reading of Home is a Verb, a new play by Melissa Cooper based on true stories about the challenges faced when returning home after prison.

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by BWW News Desk - Nov 15, 2017

Get all the scoop on EMPIRE, airing on FOX today, November 15, 2017!

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by - Nov 13, 2017

Get all the scoop on EMPIRE, airing on FOX on Wednesday, November 15, 2017!

Leigh Fondakowski's BP Oil Spill Play Set for EST This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Mar 8, 2017

Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST), in association with The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, has announced SPILL, written and directed by Leigh Fondakowski (The Laramie Project, The People's Temple).

Leigh Fondakowski's BP Oil Spill Play Set for EST This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2017

Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST), in association with The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, has announced SPILL, written and directed by Leigh Fondakowski (The Laramie Project, The People's Temple).

Vail Film Festival Announces 2016 Film Program
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 9, 2016

The 13th annual Vail Film Festival returns April 7-10 to one of the United States' premier ski destinations, Vail, Colorado.

Scoop: EMPIRE on FOX - Wednesday, November 18, 2015
by - Nov 16, 2015

Get all the scoop on EMPIRE, airing on FOX on Wednesday, November 18, 2015!

Photo Flash: Arianna Huffington, Sharon Bush & Joan Vail Thorne Honored at Women's Project Theater's Women of Achievement Gala
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 14, 2014

Sharon Bush, Philanthropist & Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Teddy Share, Arianna Huffington, Chair, President & Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, and Joan Vail Thorne, playwright and director, were Women's Project Theater's 2014 Women of Achievement, who were inducted at its 29th Annual Gala Celebration at the Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle, on Monday, March 10. Veanne Cox and Doug Wamble lead a musical tribute to lyricist Dorothy Fields. Also on hand throughout the evening were presenters David Hyde Pierce and Stanley Zareff. Check out a look back below!

Women's Project Theater's COLLAPSE Opens
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 16, 2013

Women's Project Theater's New York premiere of COLLAPSE, Allison Moore's hilarious comedy directed by Jackson Gay of four middle class people trapped by the 2007 collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge, the 2008 collapse of the world economy, post-traumatic stress disorder, and sex addiction, opens tonight (April 16) at 7:30pm at New York City Center Stage II, 131 West 55th Street, for a run through May 19.

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes - COLLAPSE at Women's Project Theater
by Stage Tube - Apr 2, 2013

Producing Artistic Director Julie Crosby is now taking Women's Project Theater and its adventurous audience to the verge of COLLAPSE, Allison Moore's comedy of four middle class people trapped by the 2007 collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge, the 2008 collapse of the world economy, post-traumatic stress disorder, and sex addiction. Go behind the scenes with playwright Allison Moore, director Jackson Gay, actors Hannah Cabell and Elliot Villar as they talk all things COLLAPSE in the video below!

MAURICE MCRAE Videos

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes - COLLAPSE at Women's Project Theater
by Stage Tube - Apr 2, 2013

Producing Artistic Director Julie Crosby is now taking Women's Project Theater and its adventurous audience to the verge of COLLAPSE, Allison Moore's comedy of four middle class people trapped by the 2007 collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge, the 2008 collapse of the world economy, post-traumatic stress disorder, and sex addiction. Go behind the scenes with playwright Allison Moore, director Jackson Gay, actors Hannah Cabell and Elliot Villar as they talk all things COLLAPSE in the video below!


MAURICE MCRAE Frequently Asked Questions

How many Broadway shows has MAURICE MCRAE been in?
MAURICE MCRAE has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has MAURICE MCRAE been in?
MAURICE MCRAE has not appeared in the West End