Will Perkins is a diverse teaching artist who has enjoyed directing and singing lead roles in opera, operetta, and musical theater. As Associate Professor of Voice and Opera at Middle Tennessee State University, Dr. Perkins teaches applied voice, voice-related classes, and directs the MTSU Opera Theater. He is grateful for the support of fellow faculty and staff who have fostered the collaborative efforts of the School of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance following the success of their inaugural co-production of Sweeney Todd in the fall of 2021.  

In addition to his academic responsibilities, Will maintains an active schedule of performing and directing.  In Murfreesboro he has been seen as The Baker in Into the Woods at the Center for the Arts and is the Director of Opera for Governor’s School for the Arts.  He has portrayed the role of Peter in Lamb of God, a modern oratorio, during several concerts at the Salt Lake Tabernacle and during a European tour.  He also currently serves as artistic director of the BYU Broadway Bootcamp – a summer theatre intensive for high school students from around the country and beyond.