ROSIE CHANDLER

Credit: Justin Barbin
WORDS
I come up with three words each year to guide focus. 2025 coming soon 🤩
This year's words are: Fun, Gumption, Time
2023: Peace, Play, Time
2022: Grace, Service, Time
2021: Joy, Consistency, Time
My favorite things:
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Collaborating with passionate professionals on stories that strive to leave the world better than how we found it
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Daily morning walks (a non-negotiable)
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Jumping into a body of water any chance I get
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My family
My mottos:
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Service > Self
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The journey is the destination!
Dream roles that have already been written:
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Maria in The Sound of Music
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Cinderella in Into The Woods
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Peter Pan in Peter Pan
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Julia in Bandstand
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The Pilot in Grounded
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Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins
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Belle in Beauty and The Beast
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Grace Banker in The Hello Girls - honored to have gotten to play this one!
Dream roles that have yet to be written, to my knowledge:
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Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the most lethal female sniper in WWII. Learn more about her here. 10/10 recommend the book The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn.
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A female fighter pilot who took years off from her career to build and test the curriculum for, and ultimately mentor, the first class of women at the United States Air Force Academy.
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A park ranger in the backcountry of Denali National Park
My idols:
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Mister Rogers, and here's why
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Glenn Close
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Julie Andrews
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Mirela Freni - this one gives me chills
Other fun and meaningful hats I wear:
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Board Member of Hawai'i Military Community Theatre. We are a youth theater supporting the military community through artistic storytelling onstage.
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Writer of CHOW a short film highlighting the issue of food insecurity within military families. Currently collaborating with the University of Hawai'i on production. Filming set for March 2025. Coming to a screen near you in mid-2025!