Rachel Park

Pronouns: School of Theater

Faculty, Experience Design and Production

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Email address: rpark@calarts.edu
Office address:
California Institute of the Arts
24700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, California 91355
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Personal website: Website

Rachel Park is a Los Angeles-based director for live performance interested in interdisciplinary theatrical experiences and collaborative new play development. Her work has been performed at: MOCA Los Angeles, REDCAT, Walker Art Center, École de la Comédie de Saint-Étienne, Edinburgh International Festival, Center for the Arts at Kayenta, The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, The Vagrancy, The Blank, The Road Theatre, Under St. Marks, Stella Adler Hollywood, Theatre Row, and The New American Theatre. Additional collaborations of note include production work with: Apple, Center Theatre Group, NBC Universal, Los Angeles Performance Practice, Page 73, and CalArts Center for New Performance. 

In addition to her artistic practice, Rachel also works as a freelance development strategist and fundraising consultant for nonprofit arts organizations. She previously served as the Director of Institutional Giving at Pasadena Playhouse where she managed grant seeking and development communications. Prior to this, she worked as the Interim Director of Strategic Initiatives at Occidental College and the Assistant Director of Admissions for the School of Theater at CalArts. She holds an MFA in Directing from California Institute of the Arts, a BFA in Theatre Arts from Boston University, and is an alumnus of Directors Lab West. Rachel was born and raised in San Antonio, TX.