RACHEL SILVERT was born into a musical family - in fact her first gig was hawking her mom's records at a folk festival. She was 3 months old. It was adorable.
With a singer-songwriter for a mom, Rachel sang almost before she spoke. As she grew up, she discovered the joy of dancing and finally dove into theater in high school, her first big role being Miss Flannery in Thoroughly Modern Millie (her elbows are indeed lovely, thanks). Rachel didn't consider acting as a career, though, until college when she found that nothing was quite as much fun as being up on that stage. Rachel earned her BA in musical theater performance from American University in 2012 and worked both on and off-stage in the DMV theater scene before moving to Chicago in 2013.
Since moving to Chicago, Rachel has been fortunate to work with such companies as Silk Road Rising, Towle Theater, MadKap Productions, and Oil Lamp. She also is a founding member and former managing director of Bring Your Own Theatre Productions, a nomadic theater company that produces a monthly 24-hour theater festival.
When not on stage, Rachel can be found dancing when she's supposed to be standing still, drinking all of the coffee, and introducing her roommates to the wonders of The West Wing.
With a singer-songwriter for a mom, Rachel sang almost before she spoke. As she grew up, she discovered the joy of dancing and finally dove into theater in high school, her first big role being Miss Flannery in Thoroughly Modern Millie (her elbows are indeed lovely, thanks). Rachel didn't consider acting as a career, though, until college when she found that nothing was quite as much fun as being up on that stage. Rachel earned her BA in musical theater performance from American University in 2012 and worked both on and off-stage in the DMV theater scene before moving to Chicago in 2013.
Since moving to Chicago, Rachel has been fortunate to work with such companies as Silk Road Rising, Towle Theater, MadKap Productions, and Oil Lamp. She also is a founding member and former managing director of Bring Your Own Theatre Productions, a nomadic theater company that produces a monthly 24-hour theater festival.
When not on stage, Rachel can be found dancing when she's supposed to be standing still, drinking all of the coffee, and introducing her roommates to the wonders of The West Wing.