Rachel Murar

Title: Former DTAA Graduate Assistant

Biography

Rachel M. Murar is a graduate of Cleveland State University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Theater and a Bachelor of Science in Special Education. As a member of the Mandel Honors College, Rachel was the first student to obtain an Honors Degree in theater from the program. Rachel also was the first recipient of the W. Benoy Joseph Endowed Scholarship, given to a student interested in Management and Marketing. She is thankful to pursue that dream within this program here at Akron, now in her second year. Currently, she is a Theater Instructor at Solon Center for the Arts. She has directed productions at CSU, Twinsburg Public Library, and SCA. She has stage managed with Cleveland Shakespeare Festival and Ensemble Theater. Rachel was an Intern at Cleveland Playhouse and Great Lakes Theater Company. While at Great Lakes, she was a Student Organizer for their Autistic friendly performance of A Christmas Carol. This was a profound experience and she hopes to create more of those in the future. Recently, Rachel branched into new areas and Interned with the Greater Cleveland Aquarium. There she created an education program about sharks that will be used in the current school year. Rachel has enjoyed working with her professors in the past year and looks forward to finishing strong at Akron.