Raiah Rofsky

Biography

Raiah Rofsky (she/her) is a Jewish, queer composer currently living in New York City. She has her BA in Music Composition from Occidental College, and her MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU. Raiah's music has been produced and performed at Phoenix Theatre Company, the Hollywood Fringe Festival, 54 Below, 52nd St. Project, and the Rattlestick Theater.

In 2021, the song cycle, NAYIKA, which Raiah composed and orchestrated with lyricist and co-composer, Vaibu Mohan, was workshopped at the 2021 Phoenix Theatre Festival of New American Theatre, and its album iteration is currently on Spotify. Her most recent project in development is INEVITABLE TRANSITIONS, a new queer supernatural musical written alongside librettist Nay Harris.

Raiah was selected for the 2021-2022 Maestra Mentorship program to be mentored by Emily Grishman in copyist work.