Florida Studio Theatre associate director Kate Alexander is resigning from the theater's board of trustees and stepping away from day-to-day operations in order to take on a role as associate director at large. Alexander has been an artist with the company for over 30 years, as well as an executive leader and board member for over two decades, and has staged 50 plays in Sarasota. She will continue to direct and/or act in five to six productions each year while also exploring her own artistic pursuits.