Rachael Swartz

About Rachael

Rachael Swartz is delighted to return to Interlochen. After eight years as a Professor of Theatre, where she taught courses in Musical Theatre, Acting for the Camera, Voice, Movement, and Analysis, she has transitioned into an administrative role in higher education admissions and outreach strategies. She also works as a college audition coach with MTCA. A proud union member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Swartz’s regional performance credits include The 39 Steps (Annabella/Pamela/Margaret), The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess), Romeo and Juliet (Nurse) and was seen last summer in the Interlochen Shakespeare Festival. Her recent on-camera work includes projects with the Travel Channel, ID, Discovery+/Oxygen, and TV One.

Swartz 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.

In addition to her work as an actor and director, Swartz has served as a voice, movement, and intimacy professional for theatre and film productions in the U.S. and the Philippines.

By providing quality arts education to all students and by creating bold and inclusive works, we can provide means to challenge opinions, to bolster feelings of empathy, and to create understanding for peoples and cultures to which students may otherwise never be exposed. It is essential that we train future theatre artists to continue to produce meaningful work of the highest caliber and to train future audience members to demand that of them. Together we can play an active hand in the art and education that changes lives.