Max Raymond

Max Raymond

Based in New York City

He / Him / His • Member Since 2018

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My Story

Max Raymond (he/him) is a proud gay trans man, actor, writer, educator, producer, director, theatre administrator, and creative consultant living in NYC. He holds a B.A. in Communication Media, Arts Entrepreneurship, and Vocal Performance from NC State University, and he has worked with theatre companies throughout North Carolina and New York. Max was most recently seen on stage as #00 (the goalie) in a gender-expansive production of The Wolves that ran at SoHo Playhouse from July 19th-20th, 2024. Before that, he originated the role of Cornelius in The Death Avenue Posse, a new site-specific play about cowboys that was presented at The High Line Spur as part of West Side Fest, and he co-produced (with Charlie Hano/Hano Casting) and performed in the smash hit Let’s Hear It For the Boys: A Transmasc Cabaret at The Green Room 42, which featured an entirely transmasculine and trans man cast, band, and creative team. He previously originated the role of Chad in the first full workshop production of Velvet Rage: A Queer-Ass Play and the role of One in the World Premiere of In Camera with Troy Foundry Theatre. He’s a member of the 2024 class of Breaking the Binary Theatre’s Summer Intensive with L Morgan Lee, an Arts Ignite Teaching Artist, and a 2024 NY4CA Artist Advocacy Resident, and he moonlights as drag artist Ripley Grier. Outside of performing, Max is a published poet and playwright. More at maxraymond.org and on Instagram @maxraymond_.

Sexual Orientation
iSexual orientation describes a person's enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to another person.

Gay | Queer

Gender Identity
iOne’s internal, deeply held sense of gender. Some people identify completely with the gender they were assigned at birth (usually male or female), while others may identify with only a part of that gender, or not at all. Some people identify with another gender entirely. Unlike gender expression, gender identity is not visible to others.

Man | Trans Man

Race/Ethnicity
iRacial identity is the qualitative meaning one ascribes to one’s racial group, whereas ethnic identity is a concept that refers to one’s sense of self as a member of an ethnic group. At their core, both constructs reflect an individual’s sense of self as a member of a group; however, racial identity integrates the impact of race and related factors, while ethnic identity is focused on ethnic and cultural factors. We celebrate our Keys’ intersectionality and understand that creating one’s racial/ethnic identity is a fluid and nonlinear process that varies for every person. Many folks will identify with more than one background while others will identify with a single group more broadly.

White

Discipline

Actor, Writer, Educator, Producer, Director, Theatre Administrator, Creative Strategist, Consultant

Available for Gender Consulting

Yes, I'm available to provide paid gender consulting services for productions. Learn more about Ring of Keys gender consultants here.

Vocal Range

A2-A4

Dance Experience

Modern, Clogging, Ballet, Musical Theatre

Unions & Affiliations

Non-Union

Website

http://maxraymond.org/

Resume

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