Rachel Martsolf graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN with a BA in theatre performance and religious studies. She is now based in New York and living as an actor and a dancer. Her New York stage credits are The Inferno Project (ensemble), Tall Tales of True Stories (Julie), The Field of Mars: Chapter 1 (Emma) and Snoopy the Musical (Woodstock). She has also performed multiple times as a dancer with Amir Levi's company, The Poisonous Ladies. With a strong conviction that theatre is an invaluable tool for promoting both peace and action, Rachel is thrilled to join DAT in changing the world. Rachel's awareness of her privileged placement on the globe was focused very early while growing up on Heifer Project International's ranch in Perryville, AR where animals were raised and shipped to hungry countries. In high school she learned that though most Americans did not lack food they were still starving for intellectual stimulation and connection with others. She therefore rehearsed the gift of listening by regularly visiting her nursing home “buddies”, benefiting from their wisdom in exchange for her attention and affection. In college, she taught a large group of wild, city youth dance and theatre classes, giving them not only skills and enjoyment, but a formula for success through hard work and dedication. After this last experience, Rachel realized that her way of caring for and contributing to the world around her could be through the work and the art that she most loves. She is ready to listen, to care and to promote peace and positive change for Ecuador and for the increasingly interconnected globe. Performance is power! Go team- go DAT!