Veronique LaShell MacRae
Veronique LaShell MacRae is the Founder and Artistic Director of V. Lash Productions (originally established as Act Trinity Performing Arts Company in 2005) and Co-Founder of The Tasty Alternative Gourmet Catering Services. Ms. MacRae’s passion for the arts began through her studies at Hillside High School in Durham, NC in the Drama Department under the teaching and mentorship of Mr. Wendell Tabb. It is here that she discovered a love for the arts that has coined her as “The Renaissance Woman” through her work in theatre, film, television and the culinary arts.
A graduate of North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina (BA Theatre), Ms. MacRae has performed in, written, produced and directed several theatrical productions, independent films, television shows and art presentations in North Carolina, Washington, DC, New York and Los Angeles. Veronique’s most recent credits include the role of Hester La Negrita in Soul Fly Theatre’s production of Suzan Lori Parks “In the Blood”, her appearance on Food Network’s #1 Culinary Competition Cutthroat Kitchen as a competing chef, Assistant Director of the short independent film “Just”, which received the Best Inspirational Short Award at the 2016 Urban Film Festival in Miami, FL; Playwright and Director of the world premiere of “The Suicide Journals” at the 2015 Capital Fringe Festival which earned 4 ½ stars, favorite show, favorite ensemble and Top 5 shows of the Week awards; Playwright and Director of the revival of the off-Broadway production of “Chocolate Vanilla” at the 2015 DC Black Theatre Festival in Washington, DC, the role of Lady in Red in the SoulFly Theatre Society production of “For Colored Girls” in Washington, DC and Co-Producer of DCTV’s Student Exposure Dance Fever featuring the Dance Institute of Washington. The Suicide Journals is also an official selection for the 2018 New York Theater Festival in NYC and BOOM Festival in Charlotte, NC. Chocolate Vanilla is an official selection for the 2018 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC.
In addition to her theatrical studies, Ms. MacRae completed her Masters of Arts in Christian Studies at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC in May 2012 in which her one woman show, “Self-Portrait of a Sinner” emerged as her final project and later premiered at the 2014 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC. She currently serves as a theatre critic for DC Metro Theatre Arts and is in post-production for the first short film produced for the media division of V.Lash Productions. Veronique’s sister non-profit organization, Act Trinity Creative Arts Services, opens its first acting and studio space in Durham, NC in the spring of 2018. She plans the release of her first book, “The Artist Escape: A Devotional for the Renewal of the Creative Soul during the 2018 year.
