Kristin Clayton Knezevic
Loganville,GA
Summary
Versatile stage performer with 30 years of experience in professional theaters and opera houses. Nurturing teacher and coach of aspiring singers and actors, providing students with tools and techniques to develop their confidence.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Vocal & Acting Coach
Archbishop Riordan High School
01.2015
- Coached high school students in basic and advanced acting techniques
- Worked with theater program director Valerie O’Riordan to coach production of West Side Story.
Resource and Co-teacher
Teacher SpEd - Res Interrelated, Five Forks Middle School
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Plan and prepare co-taught lessons with 7th grade teachers of language arts, social studies and life science
- Taught Resource/small group class from the AKS for Life Science using Google classroom, google slides and e-Class familiar with Synergy, Parent Square and Teams for parent and staff communications
- Took minutes for IEP meetings and assisted with Data collection
- Co-sponsored the Drama Club: teaching voice, acting and improvisation and currently directing musical production of Peter Pan Jr.
Full time Ofice Clerk and Teacher Substitute
Stellar Substitute, Five Forks Middle School
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Step in for teachers of multiple subjects and provide classroom instruction including Orchestra, Band and Chorus
- Behavior management
- Help with student problem solving
- Computer literacy
- Multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
Founder/Instructor
Pacific Singers & Actors Workshop (PacSAW)
01.2012 - 01.2022
- Create, oversee and implement the 10-week arts curriculum in selected San Francisco public middle and high schools
- Oversee development of online curriculum for distance learning to accommodate virtual school district policy
- Coordinate and manage PacSAW instructors and school schedules to meet student needs
- Assess student abilities individually to tailor curriculum to experience levels in acting, singing and improvisation
- Work closely with school faculty, school district administration and PacSAW board members
- Oversee budget and fundraising in compliance with California nonprofit organization requirements and the San Francisco Unified School District
- Consistently exceeded fundraising goals, allowing PacSAW program to service more schools.
Part-time personal caregiver
Personal Caregiver
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Provided care to Eve Thalheimer, age 35, epileptic
- Responsible for 24 hour shifts of food preparation and medication/supplement dispensing
- Maintained daily schedule of activities to support wellbeing.
Master Class Instructor
Mercy Catholic High School
01.2014 - 01.2020
- Developed accessible vocal and acting techniques for singers
- Provided students with tools, habits, and techniques to develop confidence and spontaneity under the pressure of performance
- Collaborated with voice teachers, pianists, and administration.
Education
Adler Fellowship -
San Francisco Opera
San Francisco, CA12.1996
Merola Program, Western Opera Theater Tour -
San Francisco Opera Center
San Francisco, CA12.1993
Master of Music, Artist’s Diploma Program -
University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati, OH12.1993
Bachelor of Music -
Brenau Women’s College
Gainesville, GA12.1990
Bachelor of Music -
Shorter College
Rome, GA12.1987
Skills
- Goal oriented
- Organized
- Collaborative
- Excellent written & verbal Skills
- Attention to detail
- Curriculum development
- Fundraising & Donor Appreciation
- Budgeting & Planning
Affiliations
- AGMA
- AFTRA
Professional Performance Work
- Kristin Clayton -Lyric soprano roles
- Kabanicha - Katya Kabanova, West Edge Opera, 2021
- Beatrice - Three Decembers, San Diego Opera - 2019
- Mrs. McNeill - Breaking the Waves, West Edge Opera - 2019
- Rodgers and Hammerstein concert, Sinfonia Gulf Coast - 2018
- Beatrice - Three Decembers, Hawaii Opera Theater - 2017
- Kitty Hart - Dead Man Walking, Opera Parallele - 2015
- Mrs. Gloop/Grandma Georgina - The Golden Ticket, Atlanta Opera - 2012
- Musetta - La Bohème, Three Decembers, Livermore Opera - 2012, 2018
- Mrs. Fiorentino - Street Scene, The Golden Ticket, Opera Theater, Saint Louis - 2006, 2010
- First Lady - Die Zauberflöte, Three Decembers, Houston Grand Opera - 2008
- Three Decembers, Echo - Ariadne auf Naxos, Rhinemaiden - Das Rheingold, Wood Nymph - Rusalka, Young Babylonian - Herodiade, Julie - The Dangerous Liaisons,Nedda - I Pagliacci, San Francisco Opera - 1994-2008
- First Lady - Die Zauberflöte, Rose - At the Statue of Venus, Opera Colorado -2006
- Magda - La Rondine, Violetta - La Traviata, Mimi - La Bohème, Chautauqua Opera - 2000-2003
- Micaela - Le Tragèdie de Carmen, Norina - Don Pasquale, Donna Anna - Don Giovanni, Marguerite - Faust, Festival Opera, Walnut Creek - 2002-2009
- Beethoven 9th Symphony, Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, Oakland East Bay Symphony - 2011
- Beethoven Missa Solemnis, Cantare con Vivo - 2011
- Mahler 2nd Symphony, FL West Coast Symphony - 2008
- Rose - At the Statue of Venus, San Pedro Theater, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 2007
- Dvorak Stabat Mater, Haydn Creation, Sacramento Choral Society - 2005
- Mendelssohn “Lobgesang”, Kalamazoo Symphony - 2004
- Jake Heggie concert with Chamber Music Society, Lincoln Center - 2001
- Bernstein’s On the Town, Bernstein Tribute, Pops Concert, Hansel and Gretel concert, San Francisco Symphony - 1994-1996
- Donna Anna - Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Wolftrap Opera - 1992
- Les Trojans, Aida, Turandot, I Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana, San Francisco Opera Chorus - 2015-2018
- And Seattle - 2000-2016
- Multiple characters as “The Diva”, Teatro Zinzanni, San Francisco
Awards
- 2019 Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service
- 2002 Brenau Women’s College Alumna of the Year
References
- Jake Heggie, American Opera Composer, 415.505.6873, Jake.Heggie@sbcglobal.net
- George Daugherty, Conductor/Producer, 415.948.5918, gdaughertyifx@aol.com
- Norm Langill, President and Artistic Director of Teatro Zinzanni, 206.359.5474, Norm@onereel.org
- Christine Douthart, Principal Five Forks Middle School, 770-972-1506, Christine.douthart@gcpsk12.org
Timeline
Resource and Co-teacher
Teacher SpEd - Res Interrelated, Five Forks Middle School
01.2023 - 01.2024
Full time Ofice Clerk and Teacher Substitute
Stellar Substitute, Five Forks Middle School
01.2020 - 01.2023
Part-time personal caregiver
Personal Caregiver
01.2019 - 01.2020
Vocal & Acting Coach
Archbishop Riordan High School
01.2015
Master Class Instructor
Mercy Catholic High School
01.2014 - 01.2020
Founder/Instructor
Pacific Singers & Actors Workshop (PacSAW)
01.2012 - 01.2022
Adler Fellowship -
San Francisco Opera
Merola Program, Western Opera Theater Tour -
San Francisco Opera Center
Master of Music, Artist’s Diploma Program -
University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music
Bachelor of Music -
Brenau Women’s College
Bachelor of Music -
Shorter College
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