Rachel Lerner-Ley’s credits at Actors include assistant dramaturg on Absalom, Brink!, Under Construction and Wild Blessings: A Celebration of Wendell Berry. A graduate of Smith College, she is the author of several short plays and one-acts, including What Makes a Man (A/ICompany’s The Tens). After Actors, Rachel plans to continue writing while pursuing her interests in community-based and ensemble-generated work.
Rachel has also worked with Barrington Stage Company, Hartford Stage, and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater Apprentice Program. As a writer, she has had several of her plays produced throughout her home state of Massachusetts. Her play Winter Requiem was produced by Smith College last spring.
Here are some projects Rachel has worked on:
O Christmas Tree! : holiday newsletter article on the history of the Christmas tree
Humana Newsletter: a biographical newsletter article on Charles Mee
A Perfect Match: newsletter article on the history of the ten-minute play at Actors Theatre
