Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj has twice been a New York Times Critics Pick for playwriting. He is an Afro-Indo-Caribbean, multi-disciplinary, artist who investigates the complexities of narrative, perception, and identity. Selected playwriting residencies: New Orleans Writer’s Residency, Alliance Theater, Arkansas Repertory, Crossroads, DUAF, The Orchard Project, Classics In Color, Candela, Negro Ensemble Company. Board member of: National Queer Theatre, Met/AGMA DEI Council, and Geva Community Engagement Committee
Rajendra is currently the Assistant Professor of Stage Direction (Theatre & Musical Theatre) at SUNY Geneseo, New York’s Public Honors College. Awards and Grants: Time Warner Diverse Voices Grant, Woodie King Jr. Award, four AUDELCO Awards, Barrymore Award, NY Fringe Overall Excellence Award, TCG Directors Grant / Playwriting Grant, 2020 NAMT Fifteen-Minute Musical Theater Challenge Award, three-time semi-finalist Blue Ink Playwriting Award, semi-finalist Austin Film Festival.
