Terrena Hope Gonzalez Mann has over thirty-five years of experience as a performing arts educator, playwright, performer, producer, director, and choreographer; and has performed in, directed, written, and/or choreographed 65+ theatrical shows in Texas, California, Tennessee, and Alabama; as well as Six Flags, Dollywood, and internationally televised Ed McMahon’s Star Search. As a small business owner of Hopefool Productions in Madison, she taught voice, piano, and basic acting skills from 2011 to 2019, before becoming a high school theatre teacher in Madison.  Mann has worked as a teaching artist, directed and performed in shows, and served on the board at Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theatre, as well as choreographed for Merrimack Hall’s Dance Your Dreams Program. She has performed in, assistant directed, and choreographed several shows for Huntsville Community Chorus Association since 2010. Be sure to visit the Alabama Center for the Arts Gallery from July 21-September 22, 2023, to view images and video of her work being honored in their exhibition: The Art of Decatur Theatre!