Kathleen Clawson’s multi-faceted career includes education, directing, and performing. She has worked for the Santa Fe Opera for over eighteen seasons, and is the Associate Director of the Apprentice Singer Program and Director of the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera. She has been a guest lecturer for Utah Opera, Dayton Opera, and Opera Birmingham. Ms. Clawson has performed nationally as a classical singer including productions with the Santa Fe Opera and the Dallas Opera. She has served on the faculty of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of New Mexico since 1997, where she teaches courses in musical theatre and directs musical theatre productions.