Show instructor returns to teach at Lois Roberts Contributing Writer HE lights dim the THE T audience grows quiet the curtain is raised and another performance begins That has been Karen Alexanders Alexander's world for most of her life but now she is also returning to the classroom as the new Italian and French instructor at Karen brings to the campus not only her expertise ise as as a teacher but her long career as an actress in musical comedy opera singer ballet dancer choreographer appearances appearances appearances ap ap- ap- ap on television and director of many theatrical productions Karen is from Los Angeles Calif She appeared with Disney Disney Disney Dis Dis- ney On Parade for many years traveling all over the USA Mexico and South America as their soloist In Italy she starred in Carlo Rizzo's Grande Italiana di ta In South Africa she was in Sun City Ex Ex- Ex- Ex She performed in My Fair Lady and She Loves Me was performed at Pioneer Memorial Theatre in Salt Lake City as well as throughout the US She has many television and film credits one of which was appearing on the Don Knotts Show Her training covers a wide spectrum She studied musical comedy and acting in Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles singing and voice in South Africa dance and ballet in New York at the Joffrey Jeffrey Ballet Ballet Ballet Bal Bal- let Center Carnegie Hall and Briansky Ballet Center as well as Ballet West in Utah She has been director and choreographer choreographer choreographer of many theatrical productions in the US and Europe She has a degree in Theatre Drama and Languages from the University of Utah where she taught Italian and Theatre for Youth Also she taught speech at Bryant Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Inter Inter- mediate School in Salt Lake dance at Pierce Junior College Los Angeles English in Varese Italy and languages at Weber State She was in Milan Italy for ten years teaching and per per- forming Her most recent appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap was April 28 26 atthe atthe at atthe the University of Utah Performing Performing Performing Per Per- forming Lab Theatre in Moliere's Le n Malgre Maigre Lui LuL I Her successful career in the entertainment world lends it itself itself itself it- it self very well to her abilities as asa asa asa a teacher To be in her dass class is isto isto isto to be for a moment in Italy or France with all the color and drama and excitement of those countries She brings everything to life It is as if the curtain rises and her classes begin Her knowledge of those countries and the people come first hand to Karen She spent ten years living in Europe and working in Italy both as a teacher and a performer Her love of that country comes across to her students and makes the difficulty of learning learning learning learn learn- ing a new v language an interesting interesting interesting inter inter- esting experience When Karen walks into the classroom she is entering her stage She has the flair of an Italian model the presence and drama of a star and greets her audience of students with witha a wit charm and grace that give her teaching style an extra sparkle ii- ii ir e i iJ J r s y s sT J T bi w c 67 7 sy if 44 p. p n M ati t i |