FEBRUARY 2018 | SARASOTA SCENE 107
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GET Inspired
CULTURAL HAPPENINGS BROUGHT TO
YOU BY THE ARTS AND CULTURAL
ALLIANCE OF SARASOTA COUNTY
Charismatic, hilarious
and smart, Christine
Alexander is known
locally for providing
entertaining productions
and making people
laugh. An awardwinning
improv actor,
instructor, producer and
owner of Lazy Fairy
Improv, she’s a founding
member of FST Improv,
and has been a standout
at the Sarasota Improv
Festival for nine years.
Christine is a master
teaching artist at FST
and McCurdy’s Comedy
Theatre & Humor
Institute, and performs
cutting-edge comedy
with troupes nationwide
for nearly two decades.
Christine’s improvbased
training sessions
have been recognized
by national corporations
(Bealls, Pepsico/
Tropicana, Saks Fifth
Ave, lululemon) and
We asked Christine how and why the arts in Sarasota
infl uence and inspire her:
“When I was four, I insisted my parents move to Sarasota, so
my mom could get a job at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. They
agreed and moved our family here in the late 70s. My Twitter is
@christinesaidso - my demanding ways started at a young age.
offered. That day, my life changed. There is nothing like living
and playing in the present moment, failing big time, and still
being supported 100 percent!
Sarasota has supported me tremendously, from Annie Morrison
believing in me so much that she asked me to do a one-
and then gave me an Extempore Award. The HuB gave me
many video producing and acting opportunities. Home
Resource and The Players offered space for us to play over the
teach, produce and laugh a lot, and we have the lovely arts
supporters in Sarasota to thank.
Just bringing it full circle, people!”
academic organizations
(Florida State University,
University of South
Florida, New College
and Ringling College of
Art and Design) where
she leads customer
service and sales
training, communication,
team building and
collaboration workshops,
called “Laughing
Lunches.”
She’s worked with
healthcare professionals
at Sarasota Memorial
Hospital, Blake Medical
Center, the Department
of Health, and Jewish
Family and Children’s
Services to develop a
base program called
“Laugh to Feel Good.”
Christine’s favorite
accolade is hearing her
audience laugh. Her
motto: “If it feels good to
laugh, then laugh to feel
good.”
Photo by Billy Elkins