Rachel Toups, artist/Community Programs Manager

Rachel is an artist, musician, and storyteller who believes creativity is a powerfully connective force. Drawing on a background in improvisational theater, they use playfulness as a means by which to explore the richness of our human experience, from laughter to tears and back again. Prior to joining the Moab Music Festival team as Community Programs Manager, Rachel worked as a ranger and interpretation coach for the National Park Service with a focus on astronomy. They have written and presented original night sky programs to the public since 2022 and have been a regular speaker at AstroFest for as many years. In addition to this work, they are also a committed community arts organizer, having produced the Abbey’s Desk Concerts series and co-organized Stoopfest, a performance art festival that occurred on stoops across Moab in early 2026. Rachel has toured their original music nationally and released their first album, Sundog, in 2019 on Peconic Records, with new music on the way. Their work has most recently been featured in Ephemeral Magazine and on KZMU radio.