teacher and theatre artist | boston and san francisco
Rainier is a lifelong theatre student, San Francisco native and Boston transplant, and loves clown, Shakespeare, ensemble-based theatre, and ice cream.
First and foremost a teaching artist, Rainier is passionate about using theatre as a tool for fostering community, creativity, and playfulness. Taking a student-centered approach to curriculum, Rainier celebrates big risks and mistakes with the goal of creating together.
In personal work, Rainier is dedicated to ensemble-based storytelling and scrappy theatre pieces that connect to a wider audience: messy and innovative, personal and universal.
Rainier is in pursuit of an MA in Theatre Education/Applied Theatre from Emerson College, and will graduate from the Theatre and Community track with a Massachusetts initial teaching licensure in k-12 Theatre Education. An alum of Wellesley College, Rainier found a passion for directing in undergrad, and worked with with student-led theatre organizations, directing and producing 3 fully mounted productions.