Chanel Tilghman hails from the San Francisco Bay Area, and holds a BA in Communication and a double minor in Theatre and Music Industry from the University of Southern California. This is her Panto in the Presidio debut! Regional theatre credits include Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (American Conservatory Theater), Belle in A Christmas Carol (Center REPertory Company), and Kitty Bennet in Paul Gordon’s Pride and Prejudice (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley). Other notable stage performances include Evita with San Francisco Playhouse; Matilda, Little Shop of Horrors, and Mamma Mia! with Berkeley Playhouse; Kinky Boots with Ray of Light Productions; Passing Strange with Shotgun Players; and The Little Mermaid with Lucky Penny Productions. Chanel is also a seasoned teaching artist, and educates K-12 youth in theatre arts across the greater Bay Area, including at Musical Theatre Works, 42nd Street Moon, and Bay Area Children’s Theatre.