In this week's podcast, we meet Rachael Holmes. Holmes is a young actress of enormous talent and range, with the ability to get inside the skin and soul of each character she portrays. She moves effortlessly from playing Queen Isabel in Richard II to an upper-class doctor's wife in Good People to an undocumented Nigerian student in Dream Acts. Her dedication to theater is inextricably linked to her commitment to social activism. She considers herself a citizen artist; that is, an actor whose main goals are to spark civic dialogue through their work, to give voice to those who are frequently unheard, and to help "make the world a more educated place." 

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