Rachel Bailit, an alumna and faculty member at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, has taught a variety of classes including Method Acting, Production Class, Improvisation, Acting for Film & TV, Scene Study, Theater History, The Group Theater, Script Analysis, Solo Show Production, and the Legacy class. She enjoys teaching online for Method 101 and Method In Focus classes.
In 2017, David Lee Strasberg and Rachel taught a seminar in Boston. Rachel has since expanded the teaching of Method Acting in Boston and online at Boston Casting. Most recently, Rachel traveled with David Lee Strasberg to teach a two week seminar in Mallorca Spain. Rachel’s other experiences include working as The Museum Educational Consultant for Affective and Physical Engagement with Art at The Getty Museum. She co-created a tour which she conducted, “Sense Memory and Art”. Rachel has taught “Acting for Animators” at Dreamworks Animation, Warner Animation Group, and The Animation Guild.
She introduced Method Acting as a guest speaker and teacher at The Shanghai Theater Academy’s International Forum on Actor Training and Education in 2018. Rachel also created classes for Military and Veterans at SAG-AFTRA where she currently serves on The Military Committee and The National Government and Public Policy Committee. Rachel performed her acclaimed one-woman show, Sugar Happens, directed by David Lee Strasberg for five years in Los Angeles, including The Comedy Central Stage, and at St. Luke’s Theatre in New York City. Her current acting credits include the lead role of “Simone” in the upcoming film, “Everyone Asked About You”, and roles in “Diary of a Spy” and “Eight Days To Cabo”. Former credits include the role of “Nikki” in Paramount’s “Festival In Cannes” directed by Henry Jaglom and “Nurse Who” in “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” directed by Ron Howard.