Nicole Thompson is thrilled to be the head of the drama program here at Palos Verdes High School. A South Bay native, Nicole holds a BA in Dramatic Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a teaching credential in Drama/English from San Diego State University, and has trained at New York University’s CAP21 Musical Theatre Conservatory. Prior to teaching at PVHS, she taught in San Diego at the Coronado School of the Arts, the La Jolla Playhouse, and the Old Globe Theatre. Directing credits include Palos Verdes High School’s productions of The Iliad, The Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less, Footloose, The Diviners, Bat Boy, Rumors, and Jekyll and Hyde.
Kirsten Chandler (Choreographer)
Kirsten’s world premiere, national tour and regional credits include The Scarlet Pimpernel (Marguerite), Rocky Horror Show (Magenta), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Cindy Lou), The Wild Party (Madelaine True), Last Easter (Joy), I Love You You’re Perfect, Now Change (Woman 1), Sweet Charity (Charity), The Baker’s Wife (Genevieve), Lulu (Lulu), and a lot of flops she’d rather not mention. Kirsten provided the singing voice of Pocahontas for Disney’s World on Ice, radio, and television, can be heard as Princess Daria in the animated feature Princess and the Pea, and is featured in the upcoming animated version of The Velveteen Rabbit. Kirsten and her husband Stan Chandler perform often as a team, and have headlined at Town Hall in New York and Disney Hall here in Los Angeles. They have also co-starred together in such productions as They’re Playing Our Song, Ragtime, Jacques Brel and Into the Woods. They have produced their own album (“A Quiet Thing”) and two wonderful sons (six-year-old Addie and two-year-old Tucker). Kirsten choreographs the musicals for both PV and Peninsula High Schools. Here at Palos Verdes High, Kirsten has choreographed Bat Boy, Footloose, and Urinetown. She is so proud of all these wonderful, talented kids… and honored to work beside the gifted Nicole Thompson.
Nicole Thompson is thrilled to be the head of the drama program here at Palos Verdes High School. A South Bay native, Nicole holds a BA in Dramatic Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a teaching credential in Drama/English from San Diego State University, and has trained at New York University’s CAP21 Musical Theatre Conservatory. Prior to teaching at PVHS, she taught in San Diego at the Coronado School of the Arts, the La Jolla Playhouse, and the Old Globe Theatre. Directing credits include Palos Verdes High School’s productions of The Iliad, The Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less, Footloose, The Diviners, Bat Boy, Rumors, and Jekyll and Hyde.
Kirsten’s world premiere, national tour and regional credits include The Scarlet Pimpernel (Marguerite), Rocky Horror Show (Magenta), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Cindy Lou), The Wild Party (Madelaine True), Last Easter (Joy), I Love You You’re Perfect, Now Change (Woman 1), Sweet Charity (Charity), The Baker’s Wife (Genevieve), Lulu (Lulu), and a lot of flops she’d rather not mention. Kirsten provided the singing voice of Pocahontas for Disney’s World on Ice, radio, and television, can be heard as Princess Daria in the animated feature Princess and the Pea, and is featured in the upcoming animated version of The Velveteen Rabbit. Kirsten and her husband Stan Chandler perform often as a team, and have headlined at Town Hall in New York and Disney Hall here in Los Angeles. They have also co-starred together in such productions as They’re Playing Our Song, Ragtime, Jacques Brel and Into the Woods. They have produced their own album (“A Quiet Thing”) and two wonderful sons (six-year-old Addie and two-year-old Tucker). Kirsten choreographs the musicals for both PV and Peninsula High Schools. Here at Palos Verdes High, Kirsten has choreographed Bat Boy, Footloose, and Urinetown. She is so proud of all these wonderful, talented kids… and honored to work beside the gifted Nicole Thompson.