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Rachel Makstein is a proud Jewish American Actor/Dancer/Singer of screen and stage from Fair Haven, NJ. She is currently based in New York City.  She developed a passion for performing at a young age, first beginning her dance training at the age of seven. It was around that time that she began participating in school performances, starting her career by singing at her elementary school during, “lunch time talent.” Not long after her lunch time debut, she began to fall in love with performing.

Rachel received her B.A. in Theater from Wagner College. Through out her time in college she pursued performing, while also cultivating an interest in writing, choreography and directing.

 She maintains her study of dance, specifically classical ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip hop, and  various musical theater styles. She studied the Royal Academy of Dance classical ballet Syllabus, and has participated in RAD exams with great success. She loves to learn, and is down to try any dance style. She has studied voice for many years, leading to her to perform in many exciting productions and events. 

In addition to performing,  some of her passions include: playwriting/screenwriting, choreographing, reading an excessive amount, swimming, and boating. She loves to travel, and has a great hunger for adventure both big and small. and secretly still pretends to be a mermaid when swimming in the ocean.