About Me
Rachel Pengilly is an award-winning actor, director, and writer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (UC, Chancellors Commendation). Rachel made her professional stage debut in 2021 as Lizzie in Echo Theatre's Wolf Lullaby to critical acclaim. She was recently seen onstage in the Melbourne tour of Bare Witness Theatre Co.'s I Have No Enemies, after appearing in the initial workshop and subsequent Canberra premiere. Additional stage credits include The Moors, The Chalk Pit (Lexi Sekuless Productions), and Demented (Q the Locals).
Rachel's screen credits include the multi-award-winning and internationally acclaimed short Comments (dir. Danielle Baynes); The Melody (dir. Andrew Campbell), for which she won Best Supporting Actress (ucmcp2019); and Bullying is a Crime (dir. Rowan Muellner-Wong).
In 2021, Rachel was a Resident Artist at Belco Arts for her full-length play, Legacies, which she also directed in 2023 as part of the Q the Locals season at the Q (Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre). More recently, Rachel directed Puffs (Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic) for Narrabundah College Performing Arts, which won three Combined Area Theatre awards including Best Production and Best Director of a School or Youth Play, and was nominated for a further seven. Additional directing credits include The Wolves (NCPA); Foxes: The Musical, and The Train Station, both for Ribix Productions of which she is Artistic Director.
A wearer of many hats, Rachel has worked as a stage manager, audio production engineer, set designer, and scenic artist. These credits cover a multitude of theatre companies, including Lakespeare, Honest Puck Theatre, Perform Australia (previously Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art), and Limbo Theatre. Rachel was also a Young Ambassador for the Q in 2022.
When she's not acting or working in theatre, Rachel is sharing stories in whatever other format is available. An avid adventurer, she can also be found on the ice rink, climbing a tree, or on a surfboard.
Rachel is represented by Kermond Management and is a proud member of MEAA Actor's Equity.
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