Gregory Rae

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Gregory Rae
Gregory Rae at 2011 Tony Awards
Gregory Rae at 2011 Tony Awards
Born April 16, 1978 (1978-04-16) (age 35)
Napa, California
Residence New York, New York
Alma mater Harvey Mudd College
Occupation Producer,
technology entrepreneur
Years active 2006-Present
Employer JTG Theatricals[1]
Known for Founder of technology companies and producer of Tony Award winning Broadway productions
Notable works The Normal Heart,
Clybourne Park
Political movement LGBT Movement
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Gregory Rae (born April 16, 1978) is an American LGBT theatre and film producer. He has won two consecutive Tony Awards - in 2011 for Best Revival of a Play[2] (The Normal Heart[3]), and in 2012 for Best Play[4] (Clybourne Park[5]). His film producer credits include The Green and Clutter[6].

Gregory serves on the Board of Trustees for his alma mater, Harvey Mudd College, has served on the nonprofits of Living Liberally, National Leadership Council, Lambda Legal, FriendFactor, Play Outdoors and The Tank Space[7], and is an Inaugural Global Advisor of WikiQueer[8]. Prior to becoming a producer, Gregory worked for Google and founded a number of technology companies[7].

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[edit] Personal life

[edit] Education

Upon graduation from Napa High School in Napa, California, Gregory attended Harvey Mudd College graduating with a degree in computer science and mathematics in 2000.[7] During his time in college, Gregory competed and ranked in international Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) contests and Interdisciplinary Modeling Contests (ICM).[9][10]

[edit] Community involvement

Gregory has served as an alum on the Harvey Mudd College Board of Trustees[11] since 2006[7]. Additionally, Gregory has served on the nonprofit boards of Living Liberally, National Leadership Council, Lambda Legal, FriendFactor, Play Outdoors, The Tank Space[7] and Fight Back New York[12]. Since meeting WikiQueer's founder, Gregory Varnum at Netroots Nation 2012, he also also served as an inaugural member of WikiQueer's Global Advisory Board.[8]

[edit] Professional work

[edit] Technology sector

After graduating from Harvey Mudd College, Gregory co-founded and became chief technology officer of Shiny Boxes and worked at Google as a software engineer until 2006. He then founded 22 by 7 Labs, an Internet technology company.[7]

[edit] Film and theatre

In addition to the traditional financial responsibilities of producers, Gregory also works on marketing and social media for productions he's involved with.[12]

[edit] Theatre productions

[edit] Filmography

[edit] References

  1. ↑ "JTG Theatricals". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  2. ↑ "The Normal Heart - Production Awards". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Gregory Rae Theatre Credits". BroadwayWorld.com. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Clybourne Park - Production Awards". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Gregory Rae". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Gregory Rae". IMDb. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Three Alumni Named to Board" (Press release). Harvey Mudd College. Nov 09, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "WikiQueer Global Advisory Board". WikiQueer. The Aequalitas Project. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  9. ↑ "ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest". Harvey Mudd College. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  10. ↑ "2000 Mathematics News and Awards". Harvey Mudd College. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Members of the Board". Harvey Mudd College. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Co-producer Gregory P. Rae '00 wins Tony Award for "Normal Heart"" (Press release). Harvey Mudd College. June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 

[edit] See also

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