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Born and raised in the Bay Area, Rachel has always sought to highlight the interconnectedness of the modern world from a multi-disciplinary and intersectional approach. She loves to start with the details and expand outwards, finding inspiration in directors like Greta Gerwig, Wes Anderson, Fernando Meirelles, and Stella Adler. Before arriving at UCLA, she studied at Los Angeles City College's Theater Academy where she began her journey as a director, translating the Brazilian play String of Endless Love into English and directing its American debut. Growing up watching telenovelas, Rachel now uses her fond childhood memories as inspiration for her foray into Latine theater, exploring magical realism whilst also finding a through line with the new and ever changing American theatrical canon. Using her long list of acting courses and varied methods, Rachel takes an actor’s approach to directing, following her instincts whilst collaborating with everyone on the production from pieces as small as a scene in class to a large scale production. You can see some of Rachel’s directing this Spring with her translated adaptation of Lisbela and the Prisoner.