Ellen Rich (she/her) is an actor, director, and educator based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She has recently graduated from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) with her B.A. in Theatre Entrepreneurship as of spring of 2026.

As a member of the UTC Theatre Company, she has worked on over 7 theatrical productions, gaining experience as an actor, director, and stage manager. She served as vice president for the Omicron Phi Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society, where she promoted student work, community outreach, and strengthened her campus community.

Her professional work as an actor and director has taken her from Chattanooga to North Georgia. When working on a new devised work with playwright Peggy Douglas entitled Unmasking: Elders Speak in 2023, Ellen got the chance to tell the story of influential journalist Pat Wilcox. Most recently, she has directed a TYA production of Fantastic Mr. Fox with Dalton Little Theatre in June of 2025. She is currently participating in the Teaching Artist Training Program with the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.

As a multi-hyphenate artist, she hopes to work with collaborators who value theatre that is accessible to all and tells stories that unite us. The rehearsal room is Ellen’s favorite place to be — where we can come together as artists, making heartfelt choices while being connected to the work and each other. The goal is to show artists and theatre goers alike that good art and good people can change the world, and hopefully make fifth-grade Ellen proud along the way.