RACHEL PARKER
Reviews for The WOLFE & The BIRD
“ EXTRAORDINARY … from lights up to curtain call, this play and this performer are as good as it gets. Brilliant!” — Paul Myrvold, Theatre Notes
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“ LUMINOUS … a one-woman show with a unique voice.” — Laura Foti Cohen, Larchmont Buzz
“ COURAGE AND TALENT … Parker commands the stage effortlessly... 90 powerful minutes.” — Will Manus, Total Theater
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“ I WAS BREATHLESS … doesn’t pull any punches…. [Parker] keeps [the audience] in her grip… forces you to think and reflect”
— Julia Stier, Medium.com
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“ EXCEPTIONAL …skillful direction infused with intelligence… wins us over with a performance that is surfeit with an immediacy that captivates her audience and a sincerity that wins our commitment to her struggles while ensuring we rejoice in her eventual triumph.”
— Ernest Kearney, The Tvolution
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“ AN AMAZING SHOW … humor, heart and sharp insight… Rachel Parker owns the stage.” — Matthew Robinson, L.A. Theatre Bites
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 118 lbs
Build: Athletic
Hair: Warm-colored Mop
'SPACE' [by Stefan Marks] rides an impressive line between dark screwball comedy and sweeping metaphysical study... The cast goes for broke, with Rachel Parker recalling the emerging Kate Nelligan...​
~ David C. Nichols, Los Angeles Times
Training & Workshops
Skills
Yoga Instructor - 900 hrs of certification
Capoeira - green/yellow split cord
Water Skiing (slalom)
Humble Rock-climbing
Cecchetti and Russian Ballet
Bartending
Licensed Driver (manual)
Passport
Alan Feinstein - scene study / cold reading - Alan Feinstein Studio - LA
Annie Grindlay - audition technique - Annie Grindlay Studio - LA
Hugh O'Gorman - psychological gesture & playing action (Michael Chekhov Technique) The Praxis Acting Studio - LA
Mary Lou Belli - sitcom career class, Scott Sedita Acting Studio- LA
Westside Comedy Theater - improvisation - Santa Monica
The Peoples Improv Theater - improvisation - NYC
Deborah Aquila & John Hindman - master scene study & script analysis (Stella Adler Technique) Aquila/Morong Studio - LA
Phil Abrams - cold reading, Directors Perspective - Santa Monica
Yale University's Ron Van Lieu - master class on Tennessee Williams, Actors Center - NYC
Rutgers' Israel Hicks - scene study, Actors Center - NYC
Gene Frankel - Gene Frankel Theatre - NYC
Mary Boyer - MTB Studio - NYC
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Associates Degree - NYC
Shakespeare Theatre - Washington DC