Rachael Bellis

Actor/Performer

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Trained Actress with Writing and Directing experience, working with her own theater company. Has experience working with children and young adults in developing dramatic skill and in all areas of theater production. Is highly organized and motivated, and has worked on fundraising events and chaired meetings for the board of directors for Aequitas Theatre Company. Specialties: Special Skills: Quick Study, Sight Reading, Good at Harmonizing, Basic Music Theory, Conversational French, Tai Chi, Basic Horseback Riding (English and Western), Basic Piano, Basic Dance (Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom—English Waltz, Vienna Waltz, Swing), Dialects: Southern (American), Brooklyn, more with notice, knowledge of IPA

Experience

  • Actress/Director/Writer at Self-Employed
    2009 - Present · 17 yrs 7 mos

    OFFWestEnd Award Winner for The Sea Horse Select Credits Theatre: The Sea Horse, Gertrude (lead), Golden Goose Theatre Sunday on the Rocks, Gayle (lead), The Bread and Roses Theatre e-Baby, Nellie (lead), Jack Studio Theatre, dir. Pamela Schermann Rapunzel, Stephmother, Troubadour (TIE) As You Like It, Rosalind (lead), Worldwide Shakespeare (Zoom) Paper Soldiers, Ella, Etcetera Theatre, dir. Kyril Buhowski Dick Whittington, Dick Whittington, Troubadour CabarADHD, Rachael (lead), The Space Theatre Cinderella, Pavola/Mia/Fairy, Troubadour Revenge: The Horror Cabaret, Rachel (lead), The Pleasance Theatre Snow White, Esmerelda, Troubadour Productions Marlowe Lives Cabaret, Pirate Queen, The Show Must Go Online (Zoom) Doctor Faustus, Swing, The Show Must Go Online (Zoom) Mansfield Park and Ride, Fanny Fitz-Tightly, Hog in the Limelight (Zoom) A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peter Quince, Worldwide Shakespeare (Zoom) Mother Goose, Jill, Troubadour Productions Nehemiah The Musical, Noble 2, Anne-Christelle Zanzen (Cardiff) Sleeping Beauty, Sleeping Beauty (lead), Troubadour Productions Othello, Rodrigo, Quirkspace A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Attendant, Rose Theatre, Kingston, dir. Sir Peter Hall Independence, Sherry Briggs, Strasberg NYC, dir. Merve Taskan Merchant of Venice, Nerissa, 13th Street Rep. Theatre NYC The Medea Project, Various Roles, Strasberg NYC, dir. Leisl Tommy The Vagina Mon., Various Roles, Open Stage of Harrisburg, PA Les Miserables, Ensemble, Capitol Dinner Theatre (Hsbg)PA Film/TV: Falter (Emma), dir. J I J O Aliens (Bartender Alien), dir. Hania Pikulska The White Lady (The White Lady), dir. Hania Pikulska Tried and Tested (Aubergine), dir. Martin Baum Keeping Up With The Brontes (Charlotte), dir. Sophia Start Orpheus and Eurydice (Monster), dir. Paris Rivers Five Dead Nurses (Grace), dir. Paris Rivers How to Kill an Actor (Maddie), dir. Paris Rivers Window (Elena), dir. Gigi Hozimah Happy Birthday (Rachel), dir. Gigi Hozimah

  • Aequitas Theatre Company (14 yrs 5 mos)
    • Artistic Director
      Feb 2015 - Sep 2025 · 10 yrs 8 mos

      Mission Statement Aequitas Theatre Company was set up as an alternative to typecasting or any casting based on looks. It is made up of a diverse and small group of actors who have decided to reclaim their industry and are thirsty for challenge and opportunity, reflecting their creative natures. These actors want to think outside the box and explore any uncharted territory of the theatre, adding writer, director, producer, technician, and designer to their list of playable roles. The purpose of this particular theatre company is to accept all shapes, sizes, colours, and creeds, and to begin to make a change in the way actors are viewed and treated, if only a local one at first. Ultimately, the company will become an international one, making a name for itself as a company changing the industry for actors. http://aequitastheatre.wix.com/homepage

    • Artistic Director
      Jan 2015 - Sep 2025 · 10 yrs 9 mos

    • Director, Producer, Actress, Writer
      May 2011 - Jan 2015 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      I have been working on creating a theater company for artists to collaborate creatively without working towards the goals of a producer but rather to the work of the collective group. I have organized and held auditions, created fundraisers for the company, and worked as a producer, funding some of the work out of my own pocket. I have also organized events and worked in a creative capacity as director, actor, and writer.

  • Education Assistant at Open Stage of Harrisburg
    May 2007 - Aug 2007 · 4 mos

    While still training, I supervised attendance for all classes, created a scene showcase program and power point presentation. I also enrolled and registered students for classes and took payments, writing checks if refunds were due. I gave a lecture to kids in a group about performing and taught a practical class for children when the teacher was absent, training me in drama education.