Spotlight On: Rachel Borwein
Local verterinarian and TNP performer, Rachel
Borwein, spends a sweet moment with Twoey,
the TNP office dog.
Veterinarian Reconnects
with Theatre Passion
Balancing Artistry with Profession
Rachel Borwein knew she wanted to be
an actress when she saw Joan of Arc at
five years old.
“I thought it was the most amazing thing
ever,” she said. “I didn’t understand it at
all — I just loved it.”
Borwein went on to receive a Bachelor of
Fine Arts, planning to act for a living, but
had a change of heart after graduation.
“I was stressed about supporting myself
as an artist,” she said.
So Borwein went back to school and
became a veterinarian. For the past 10
years, she’s cared for sick animals and
had three children of her own. But when
she moved to Naples two years ago, she
had the urge to get back on stage.
Her first show with The Naples Players
was The Taming of the Shrew. Now she
is playing the role of Suzette, the cook in
Don’t Dress for Dinner. The role allows
Borwein to work full time at the Banfield
Pet Hospital while engaging in the arts.
“Being a vet allows me to support myself
in the world by doing something altruistic
and helpful,” she says. “But my heart is in
movement and the arts.”
Borwein said that working as a vet has
given her the stability and security she
was looking for in a career, but acting
has always been her passion. The Naples
Players made it possible for her to have
both.
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Spotlight On: Rachel Borwein