Rachel Blankenship-Tucker is a graduate of Radford University’s Department of Theatre and Cinema. She joined the Jack Tale Players and Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre in 2010, and continues to serve as a performer, stage manager, tour manager, social media designer, and member of the leadership team. Rachel also performs with Orchestra Appalachia and often with the college choir. She performs most Mondays and helps manage the Monday Music Jams, held year-round on campus. Recent theatrical roles include the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins, Zebulun in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Harvey Beaver in Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas.
Rachel is a founding member of the nationally touring “hot-folk” trio After Jack. When she is not performing, she is an avid gardener, forager, wild mushroom enthusiast, and maker of sourdough bread. In 2023, Rachel was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, selected by the Ferrum College faculty to recognize strength of character and service to the community.
