About Rachael

Rachael is a Milwaukee based actor, director, vocal coach and educator.  She is an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Coordinator of Musical Theatre at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. During the summer she serves on the acclaimed Acting Faculty at Interlochen Arts Camp in beautiful northwest Michigan.

In addition to Rachael’s passion for teaching, she prides herself on staying active in the professional industry.  She is a proud union member of both Actors' Equity Association and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Some of her recent Regional performance credits include: The 39 Steps (Annabella/Pamela/Margaret), The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess), and Romeo and Juliet (Nurse).  Recent on-camera credits include work with the Travel Channel, ID, Oxygen and TV One. 

She has worked extensively in Theatre for Young Audiences performing and directing across the US and Canada and completed a tour of service with Americorps bringing theatre to young people in need.  She is committed to investing in the lives of the next generation of young artists and feels strongly that all students should have the opportunity to take part of the arts.  She previously served as Education Director at Maples Repertory Theatre and The Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, Education Associate at Greenbrier Valley Theatre and Director of Theatre Arts Camps at The Lost Colony.  

She believes in and is passionate about collaborating and growing which is one of the reasons she is an active member of organizations like Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance and Voice and Speech Trainers Association. She is a Lessac Certified Trainer and serves on the Board of Directors for the Lessac Training and Research Institute. She additionally serves the Coordinator of the Musical Theatre Initiative for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival - Region 3.

She proudly holds a BA in Theatre with a Minor in German from Baldwin Wallace University and MFA in Theatre Performance from The University of Southern Mississippi.