Chris Leslie

Chris is the Executive Artistic Director of Pandemonium Productions, a Non-profit Children’s Theatre in Santa Fe. He founded the company in 2001 and has been teaching and directing since 1990. Chris has directed, produced, and designed more than 175 children and teen productions in Santa Fe, including Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, Willy Wonka, Disney’s High School Musical, Guys and Dolls, Aladdin, The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, and The Sound of Music. He has been an artist in residence for the Santa Fe Public Schools for more than a decade and enjoys teaching students of all ages while creating original works. Additionally, Chris serves on the Board of Partners in Education (PIE) and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from The College of Santa Fe, and a Masters Degree in Education: Integrated Teaching through the Arts from Lesley University. He has taught for the Santa Fe Opera (Kennedy Center trained Teaching Artist), the Rio Grande School, and the Santa Fe School for The Arts And Sciences.