Rachael Swartz

Rachael received her MFA in Performance from The University of Southern Mississippi and her BA in Theatre with a Minor in German from Baldwin Wallace University. She is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Onstage, she has performed in roles ranging from the Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music to Annabella/Pamela/Margaret in The 39 Steps. Additional favorites have included the Nurse in Romeo & Juliet, Sara Jane Moore in Assassins, Artemis in Eleemosynary, Anna Andreyevna in The Government Inspector, and Mrs. Candour in The School for Scandal. She serves as Professor of Acting at a private liberal arts college and on the acting faculty at Interlochen. She has additionally worked as a vocal coach, dialect coach, dramaturg, and production translator. Rachael is a member of VASTA - The Voice and Speech Trainers Association, The Lessac Institute and Lessac Practitioner, ATME - the Association of Theatre Movement Educators, and Dueling Arts International (certifications held in both unarmed theatrical violence & weapons work).