Rachel Stamler-Jonas

Artist and Actor. After graduating from Northwestern University with a BA in Theatre and a certificate in Integrated Marketing, the Henry Luce Foundation selected them as a Luce Scholar for a year of theater work in Thailand. Since moving to LA they have worked in the Art Department on film and TV sets mainly as a props master, set decorator, and art director. 2021 Be Scene Sundance Showcase Actor. SJ manages and fabricates props and decorates sets. Their work spans demon baby puppets and incubated aliens to vault rooms full of valuables and cosy home interiors. They act, sing, write, puppeteer, and perform drag. BBC, Forward, and Insider interviewed, ACLU and Hillel features for artistic activism on Tiktok (@sj_rachel)