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In Will Arbery’s play Heroes of the Fourth Turning three graduates and one child of faculty of an imaginary conservative Catholic university in secluded Wyoming gather late into night, catching up, commiserating, and cutting open wounds. Rachel served as dramaturg and assisted director Barry Carman at BLUEBARN in Omaha, NE in September/October 2021. RESEARCH COLLECTIONS…

  UPDATE: this was a project started March 15, 2020 when many studios in Washington, DC were still offering live classes. It is no longer new or active, but the people leading practices are still rad so check them out! People living in Washington, DC or folx looking for online practices with deeply spiritual, compassionate…

The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett of The Diary of a Young Girl, the English translation of the Dutch language diary of Annelies “Anne” Marie Frank. Anne Frank, her family, and four other Jewish persons were forced into hiding during the Nazi occupation of the…

“[W]hat we really want is people from all backgrounds telling the story of the world,” – Lisa Kron, speaking at the 2015 TCG annual conference In 2015, a group of people from across the country started getting on the phone once a month to brainstorm ways to address parity in the U.S. theatre. They had…

“Just because a young child stops talking about differences does not mean she stops noticing them. She continues to notice but is left to draw her own conclusions about these differences. And these conclusions will more often than not be misguided and biased, because of the world we live in.” – Madeleine Rogan, EmbraceRace.org A…

“I ask that you try to be ‘un-sutured.’ If that term brings to mind a state of pain, open flesh, it is meant to do so.” – George Yancy, “Dear White America” “Liberation Study™ trial number 001: The removal of the long term impact of white supremacy culture in the United States of America by…

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. —Margaret Mead A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind. —Grace Lee Boggs Inscribed with quotes…

Nervous to be new? Feeling unsure in classes? Think yours isn’t a “yoga body”? There are many reasons to think yoga isn’t for you. Not true. Yoga is for everyone: all people, all bodies, all levels. Join me for one (or all) “Root To Rise: Yoga Intro Workshops” to settle your mind and build the…

Beachtown is San Diego REP‘s adaptation of dog & pony dc’s signature show Beertown. Beachtown was written by Herbert Siguenza with Rachel, directed by Sam Woodhouse with Rachel as associate director. In addition to writing and directing sections of Beachtown, Rachel provided training, guidance and support to the entire staff at San Diego REP for over two years as…

Peepshow was the most recent project of dog & pony dc that Rachel Grossman developed. Rachel conceived Peepshow in partnership with Tosin Olufolabi and Ivania Stack. She was “lead” director of Peepshow, with heavy assistance from Tosin, Jordana Fraider, and Lorraine Ressegger-Slone (also the combat and dance choreographer). Rachel facilitated the Peepshow devising process with fourteen non-male-identified collaborating…