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195w, 200px" />Annie Klark</h3> 196<p>Annie Klark has an extensive history in both performing and teaching music and theatre. Annie graduated from the University of Michigan in 2004 with degrees in Vocal Music Performance and English Literature. Since then, she has been a working actor and musician throughout the Detroit Metro Area and across the Midwest. She has been teaching music and directing childrenâs theatre professionally since 2001. As OpenSpot Theatreâs Artistic Director, she provides a wealth of theatrical and musical knowledge, as well as a great deal of first-hand experience building curriculum for children in numerous settings.</p> 197<h3><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="round alignleft wp-image-602" src="https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/headshot-katie-300x300-1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" srcset="https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/headshot-katie-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/headshot-katie-300x300-1-200x200.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" />Katie Mann</h3> 198<p>Katie Mann is a certified teacher with a masters degree in Special Education. In addition to being a trained American Sign Language interpreter, she has worked extensively as a dancer, choreographer, and theatre program director, designing curriculum for well over a decade. Co-founding OpenSpot Theatre has brought all of Katieâs passions together.</p> 199<hr /> 200<h2><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="round wp-image-52 alignright" src="https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/instructor-student-buddies-300x300.jpg" alt="boy in orange shirt hugging instructor friend" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/instructor-student-buddies-300x300.jpg 300w, https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/instructor-student-buddies-150x150.jpg 150w, https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/instructor-student-buddies-768x768.jpg 768w, https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/instructor-student-buddies.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Our OpenSpot Theatre Instructors</h2> 201<p>Our staff of wonderful instructors make OpenSpot Theatre a great experience for everyone. From a variety of backgrounds and areas of expertise, our instructors unite in their passion for our students, willingness to learn, grow, and improve. Get to know the team on our instructors page.</p> 202<a href="https://openspottheatre.com/our-team/" class="button primary medium">Learn More About Our Instructors</a> 203</article></div> </div> 204 </div> 205 </div> 206</div> 207 208 </main> 209 210 <footer id="footer" class="section"> 211 <div class="background-image " aria-hidden="true"> 212 <img src="https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/background-footer.jpg" width="1600" height="1044" srcset="https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/background-footer.jpg 1600w, https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/background-footer-1200x783.jpg 1200w, https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/background-footer-800x522.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" alt="" role="presentation" loading="lazy" /> </div> 213 <div class="container"> 214 <div class="row row-1"> 215 <div class="cell-2-2 col-4 col-small-tablet-12"> 216 <span class="logo-banner"></span> 217 <a href="https://openspottheatre.com" class="logo-wrap"> 218 <span class="screen-reader-text"> 219 Go to OpenSpot Theatre's homepage</span> 220 <img src="https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/logo.png" width="400" height="400" srcset="https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/logo.png 400w, https://openspottheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/logo-200x200.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" alt="OpenSpot Theatre circle logo in three turquoise shades" loading="lazy" /> </a> 221 </div> 222 <div class="cell-1 col-4 col-small-tablet-6 col-mobile-12"> 223 <a href="https://openspottheatre.com/contact/" class="button secondary medium has-icon
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