About Rachel

Rachel Rivera is a New York-based actor, director, and theater artist, currently completing her BFA at Marymount Manhattan College. Her artistic journey began at age 11 in the Bay Area theater scene, where early training at institutions like the American Conservatory Theater laid the foundation for her classical acting training. That passion for storytelling later expanded into arts education, where she spent years as a teaching artist and outreach director, inspiring hundreds of students through organizations including The Pear Theatre, Starting Arts, and SVCreates.

Now based in New York, Rachel is focused fully on her creative career, bringing the same curiosity, discipline, and collaborative spirit from her work in education and directing to the stage. During her first year in New York, she performed on the Marymount Manhattan College stage in her first semester and later appeared as a featured artist at 54 Below. This summer, she has been interning with Tectonic Theater Project, assisting on the development of Casa Cushman by Leigh Fondakowski.

Rachel believes theater is the lifeblood of a society and that artistry is one of the forces that keeps it alive. With a foundation built on training, education, and dedicated collaboration, she is committed to developing her work both as a performer onstage and as a collaborator behind the table.