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Rae Covey

Representation

Paradigm Agency; Abrams Agency; Cobalt Sky Entertainment

Rae Covey

  • She/Her
  • Biography

    Rae Covey is a writer, composer, a member of the BMI Workshop, and a 2020 graduate of Northwestern University. She wrote the book, music, and lyrics for original musicals NOISE and PAINTING FAYE SALVEZ, which have been developed at Tuacahn Theatre, The Tank, the New York Musical Festival (NYMF), Emerging Artists Theatre, and other incubators throughout the country. Her song cycle, WHERE WE ARE, received a concert performance at Joe’s Pub. Favorite spots where her music has been performed include 54 Below, The Green Room 42, Prospect Theater, the York Theatre's New Works Series, Titchfield Festival Theatre (UK), and Brooklyn Children's Theatre (2022 & 2023 Commissions). She was a finalist for the 2023 Fred Ebb Award! More at raecovey.com / @rcoveymusic.

    Favorite music direction credits include ME...JANE: THE DREAMS AND ADVENTURES OF YOUNG JANE GOODALL (post-premiere production), 13!, HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH, XANADU, and MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN. She also spent two years as the resident music director of Griffin's Tale Children's Repertory Theatre, a group which adapts stories written by middle and elementary school students in the Chicagoland area into plays and songs, and tours those schools every year! Favorite music team experiences include assisting on the Public Theater's TWELFTH NIGHT (Shakespeare in the Park 2018), the American Musical Theatre Project (AMTP)'s reading of A MOTHER'S SONG, and writing music for Seesaw Theatre Company’s 2018 work (a sensory friendly theatre piece for audiences with developmental differences).

    Regions

    • NYC/Tri-State Area
    • Chicago/Midwest

    Interested in touring?

    • Yes

    Maestra Expertise

    • Theatrical Composer (Music and Lyrics)
    • Theatrical Composer (Music only)
    • Theatrical Lyricist
    • Theatrical Bookwriter
    • Music Director/Conductor (Pianist)
    • Music Assistant
    • Songwriter
    • Instrumentalist/Pit Musician
    • Class/Voice Lesson/Rehearsal Pianist
    • Rehearsal Pianist

    Primary Instruments

    • Piano

    Software

    • Sibelius

    Affiliations

    • ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA)
    • ASCAP
    • THE DRAMATISTS GUILD
    • SAG/AFTRA