Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj is an Indo-Afro-Caribbean American theater director, playwright, producer and activist.
He started Rebel Theater Company in 2003 in New York City, and served as Producing Artistic Director.
New York City selected directing/choreography credits include: The Public Theatre (365 Days, Memphis Minnie workshop), Classical Theatre of Harlem (Marat Sade), Lark Play Development Center (Man Measures Man, Breathe), Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (Diss Diss and Diss Dat), Rebel Theater (Mother Emanuel - 2016 NY Fringe Festival)[3][4][5][6], Othello: The Panther,[7] Salome: Da Voodoo Princess of Nawlins,[8] Black Footnotes,[9] Trail of Tears,[10] R+J: An Uncivil Tale - Choreographer), Making Books Sing (Band of Angels,[11] Shelter in my Car,[12] Chachajis Cup[13]), Amas Musical Theatre (Bubbling Brown Sugar, Damn Yankees, Mamma I Want to Sing, Magpie).
His regional credits include: New Freedom Theatre (Mother Emanuel, An America Musical Play[14][15][16] The Ballad of Trayvon Martin,[17][18][19] Jamaica,[20][21][22][23] Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (Barrymore Recommended),[24][25][26][27][28] The Black Nativity[29][30][31] and Walk Through Time, by Pulitzer Prize Recipient - Lynn Nottage - World Premiere), Passage Theatre (Little Rock - 2015 Barrymore Award - Outstanding Ensemble in a Play,.
It went on to receive a production in 2014 at Passage Theatre in Trenton, NJ where it won the 2015 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Play.