Kelsey Mariner Thompson holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Utah Valley University and has been teaching young artists since she was a teenager. Throughout her career, she has directed, music directed, choreographed, and worked backstage for youth theaters, community theater, and opera companies alike. Though, her heart belongs to the stage! She has performed on stages in Arizona, California, Idaho, South Carolina, and Utah, as well as in the UK and Spain. Some of her favorite roles include: Marguerite St. Just in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Eliza Doolittle (u/s) in My Fair Lady, Fantine in Les Miserables, Anita in West Side Story, Belle in A Christmas Carol, Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Cosí fan Tutte, and Ophelia in Thomas’s Hamlet. When she’s not teaching or performing, you can find Mrs. Thompson going on adventures with her husband, Jake, and baby girl, Kody.