Calli starred as Sue Snell in a regional theater production of “Carrie” in October 2023.
Calli starred in the award-winning Off Broadway production Pip’s Island (2019/2020), an immersive theatrical experience for young audiences, which played in Times Square. She was featured on a trashcan on 42nd Street.
TO Us
2020 Independent Feature Film presented by Upset Bunny Productions
Calli McRae can be seen in the lead role in the “slice of life” drama comedy To Us, an Independent Feature Film. A group of college friends gather for the weekend at their old hangout to mourn the loss of their companion, and possibly their friendship.
To Us has been accepted to multiple film festivals across the United States and internationally.
Peace, Love, and Cupcakes
2017 New York Musical Festival Production presented by Center Stage Theatre Company
New kid, Kylie Carson is different, which can make middle school a very scary and unfriendly place. Kylie can’t see a way out of her loneliness, but her quirky art teacher Juliette (Calli McRae) inspires her to start a club to make a group of friends. With Juliette as faculty advisor, Kylie cooks up a sweet solution: form a cupcake club that's open to anyone seeking friendship and a place to belong.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
Won New York Theatre Festival’s Summerfest in 2018
The New York Theatre Festival selected 120 productions for their Summerfest Competition, presented at The Hudson Guild Theater. Let There Be Light took home the top prize of BEST MUSICAL/PLAY, won BEST SCORE, and received three BEST SINGER nominations as well as a BEST ACTRESS nomination (Calli McRae).
Let There Be Light is an original theater work in the vignette style with book and music by Brianna Barnes. Based on real interviews, Let There Be Light brings the true stories of experiences, discoveries, struggles, and problems various kinds of people have with religion to life on stage. Through each character's story (Calli McRae) the audience experiences a messy and broken, but colorful and beautiful mosaic.
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live
2016-2017 National Tour presented by Mills Entertainment
The hugely popular Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE!, based on the #1 PBS KIDS TV series, has delighted live audiences on stages across the country. The beloved characters (Calli McRae, Female Swing) come alive on stage to captivate audiences with new songs to sing along to, magical moments, and surprise guests along the way. It’s a musical filled with “tigertastic” fun, teaching the valuable lessons of kindness, helping others, and being a friend.
Chance: The Musical
2016 New York Fresh Fruit Festival Production presented by New Musical Theater of San Francisco
A musical play about love, risk, and getting it right, a gay psychologist Gregory has spent his adult life denying the loss he experienced as a young man during the AIDS crisis. After a near-death experience “The Lady” appears with her Greek Chorus (Calli McRae), and Gregory is pushed out of his lonely reality by his muse when he enters into a relationship with a young male escort named Chance.