Rachael Henry Johnson is a performer, director, and choreographer based in New Jersey. She is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. 

     As a performer, Rachael has worked regionally in Florida, Indiana, and New York. Past favorite roles include Mrs. Sowerberry in Oliver!, Logainne in The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee, and originating the role of Dee's Sister in A (Funny) Imagination!. Rachael has also had the honor to have worked with Musical Theatre International and Disney to film the Lion King Jr. Choreography DVD where she portrayed Zazu.

     Rachael has worked as a choreographer all along the east coast as well. She is the resident choreographer and now also a director for Rise Above Performing Arts in Sarasota, FL. She has received several local and regional awards for her work as a national excellence in Choreography award from the National Junior Theatre Festival. Rachael has been choreographing as well as teaching theatre and working with children since the age of 14. Rachael is very excited to be making her directing debut in Sarasota, FL directing The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee this fall. 

     Rachael loves working in the theatre business whether it is onstage as a performer, offstage as a director/choreographer. or backstage as a stage manager. Her other interests include reading, writing, archery, American Sign Language, and social justice.