LIZ ESTRADA had another successful run at Long Beach Shakespeare Company with a brand new “Liz” joining the original company.

Rachel just wrapped an eight episode sketch show where she served as an actor, producer, and co-writer!

Queenfest sold out for the first year ever! While Rachel co-produced the variety show, she also had two written works performed as part of the lineup! Her new sketch, The Break-Up, had its debut. (Pictured: “Gabi” and “Vag” in The Break-Up.)

Queenfest sold out for the first year ever! While Rachel co-produced the variety show, she also had two written works performed as part of the lineup! Her play, LIZ ESTRADA: A Comedy for Reproductive Rights was the headliner. (Pictured: Rachel as “Gina Girlboss” in LIZ ESTRADA.)

LADYLIKE placed in the semi-finals in the BlueCat Screenplay Competition!

LADYLIKE made quarter finals!

Rachel ‘s first pilot broke the top 50 at Cinequest!

Rachel ‘s historical rom-com pilot has placed in STAGE 32 Female Driven Screenwriting Contest!

Rachel ‘s historical rom-com pilot has placed in The Golden List Competition!

Rachel co-produces an International Womens’ Day variety show that showcases female/non-binary talent. This year, Queenfest will be raising funds for Alexandria House, a transitional home for women and children located in Los Angeles, California. Since 1996, Alexandria House has been a community-oriented transitional house and neighborhood center which is intentionally multicultural, anti-racist and where the needs of women who are economically poor are central.

Rachel’s pilot, LADYLIKE, won top TV honors at LA Under the Stars!

CHAOS made Quarter-Finalist at Creative Screenwriting’s Unique Voices Screenplay Competition,

LADYLIKE made the finals at Barnstorm Fest!

Rachel’s regency rom-com made quarterfinals!

Rachel’s SF-based pilot hit the Bay at San Francisco Indie Fest!

Rachel is returning to LA Under the Stars with another Pilot nomination…or three!

Rachel is returning to LA Under the Stars with another Pilot nomination…or three!

Rachel is returning to LA Under the Stars with another Pilot nomination…or three!

And what a year it has been! A lot of things are in the works– looking forward to 2023!

Check out Rachel’s interview about her play LIZ ESTRADA, which she wrote and acted in over the summer.

Apocalypse won Best TV Pilot at LA Femme Film Festival!

Chaos won Best 1/2 Hour Pilot at Film Crash!

Apocalypse is a Quarterfinalist at the Vail Film Festival! More updates on Vail to come…

Chaos is an official selection at Big Apple Film Festival!

Apocalypse: The Musical was a Semifinalist at the Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards!

Rachel’s historical rom-com pilot, LADYLIKE, was a second rounder in the ISA Fast Track Fellowship!

Chaos Becomes Us (Semifinalist), Sourdough (Semifinalist), Apocalypse: The Musical (Quarterfinalist), Parker & Olive and the Pressing F*cking Issues (Preliminary Finalist)

May 6th, 2022. Liz Estrada, a proud feminist and slut, must rally her gang of social media influencers to take on the Supreme Court as they attempt to overturn Roe V Wade. The #BlueBallers have one platform: We won’t f*ck until the Supreme Court stops f*cking with Roe v. Wade. But can the allure of sex save democracy from alt-right judges, irate Karens, and President Elon Musk? Liz Estrada, inspired by Lysistrata by Aristophanes, is a biting comedy about social justice, late-stage capitalism, and the timeless potency of dick jokes.

Rachel’s short, SOURDOUGH, is a Quarterfinalist in the Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards!

Rachel’s short, SOURDOUGH, was named top six in The Golden Script International Screenplay Competition, and was included on the exclusive Golden List. This annual list is comprised of only 15 unproduced features, 6 shorts & 9 TV pilots.

Rachel’s pilot, CHAOS BECOMES US, is a Semifinalist in ScreenCraft’s Comedy Competition.

Rachel’s pilot, CHAOS BECOMES US, is an official selection at Hollyshorts 2022!

Rachel had a great time bringing both SOURDOUGH and PARKER & OLIVE to LA Under the Stars. Both projects were nominated for awards in their respective categories.

Rachel’s new half-hour comedy pilot, APOCALYPSE: THE MUSICAL earned a spot in the quarter finals in Filmmatic’s Pitch Now Screenplay Competition!

Rachel’s short screenplay was named one of 16 finalists at SF Indie Fest’s Screenplay Competition!

Rachel’s pilot is an official selection at LA Under the Stars Film Festival! She will be representing both PARKER & OLIVE and SOURDOUGH at this festival.

SOURDOUGH is an official selection at LA Under the Stars Film Festival! She will be representing both PARKER & OLIVE and SOURDOUGH at this festival.

Rachel’s first short screenplay and first pilot got recognition in 7 festivals and contests! She went on to write two additional original pilots and a one act play.

Rachel wrote and starred in 12 webisodes of PARKER & OLIVE AND THE PRESSING F*CKING ISSUES. The series finale will be released on January 14th, 2022.

She continued her studies at Anthony Meildl’s Actor Workshop and booked a commercial that she is excited for you to see in 2022!

She is continuing work on two commissions for live events that will open in 2022!

Rachel’s pilot made Quaterfinals at Screencraft!

Rachel’s pilot was named one of TOP THREE pilots at LA Femme!

Rachel’s short screenplay, “Sourdough”, is semi-finalist at the Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition!

Check out Rachel’s interview about her pilot, “Parker & Olive and the Pressing F*cking Issues” for LA Femme International Film Festival!

Rachel’s short screenplay, “Sourdough”, is an official selection at the LA Independent Women Film Awards!

Rachel’s 30 minute pilot is an official selection at LA Femme International Film Festival!

Rachel’s short screenplay, “Sourdough”, was selected as a Finalist at the Lonely Seal International Film, Screenplay and Music Festival.

Rachel writes and co-stars the quarantine web show “Parker & Olive and the Pressing F*cking Issues”. Season 2 premieres this summer! Catch up on Season 1 on YouTube.

Armed with opinions and a free Zoom membership, Parker and Olive set out to change the world one video conference call at a time. Their weekly internet salons grapple with art, culture, sociopolitical issues, and the great teen soaps of the early 2000’s. With the help of their reluctant friends, Parker and Olive just might learn something.

Rachel’s short screenplay, “Sourdough”, was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2020-2021 Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition!

Rachel’s one woman play, “A Reluctant Narcissus Drowns Herself” premiered at The Catholic University’s Socially Distant Play Festival.

Check out Rachel’s interview with Shoutout LA!

A reading of Rachel’s play, Tamales, was done at The Bechdel Group’s Shortlist Sunday!

Rachel’s featured in A Very Boomstick Christmas! Catch her singing about OnlyFans in this Christmas Album sketch.

Rachel’s one act play had a short run at Northwester University just before the COVID-19 shut down.

Rachel’s original comedy performance piece, “A Narrative Essay With Visual Aids” was featured at Queenfest, an International Women’s Day variety show benefiting Alexandria House, a shelter for women and children.

Rachel appeared as zany criminal White Wine in Cruz Quinonez’s new play, “Da Great Train Robbin” at The Crosswords New Works Festival.

Rachel starred in dual roles Mayor Babs Belgoody and Eunice Ferd in BoomStick Theater’s The Toxic Avenger: The Musical.

“Rachel Rios absolutely nails the tole of corrupt Mayor Babs Belgoody. Her Act i duet with herself is a musical tour-de-force and had the entire audience struggling to breathe from laughter.” -Mike Reyes, Mike-Check.com

“Rachel Rios has a belt that can blow the hair back on your head. She has the Charisma to be anyone’s main villain.” -Christine Dietner, The Theatre Times

Check out Rachel’s interview about acting, writing, and the importance of art on VoyageLA.com!