![]() ![]() She took a year off, then started looking for work. He landed a job in Springfield at Lockheed Martin, which trumped her non-profit theater management job, so they came to Southwest Ohio. Her husband went back to school then and got a degree in graphic arts. in directing at the University of Hawaii before returning to Pensacola to become the box office supervisor, and eventually business manager, of the same theater where she started her career. She met her husband Bob in 1990, and as a Navy man, he took her off to Hawaii, where she got her M.F.A. “I saw what New York actors really went through and decided that wasn’t for me,” she said. I did a lot of community theater and got a degree in theater in college at the University of West Florida.”Īfter college, Schiller spent some time working for the off-Broadway 29th Street Theatre doing scene designs. ![]() “I’ve done at least a show a year ever since, give or take. “It was a great experience and I had just enough of a part to get bitten by the theater bug,” she said. When she was 14, her mother was looking for something for her to do for the summer and sent her to audition for the play “Snow White” at the Pensacola Little Theatre, where she landed a role as the lead characters right-hand maiden. She said as a child she loved to draw and paint, and took piano lessons for eight years. I can do that.’”Ĭhosen from a field of over 160 applicants, Schiller started at the center in December 2005, just a few months after it opened.īut the arts, especially the theater, have always been central to her life. I looked down the list of requirements and said, ‘I can do that. ![]() “It was one of the first resumes I sent out,” she said. When she moved to Ohio from Pensacola, Fla., Schiller saw the job posting for the arts center manager position before she saw the arts center. Schiller not only manages the city’s “art hub,” but is also an active participant, having performed in Fairfield Summer Community Theatre shows, but also becoming a regular director for the Footlighters, this spring taking the helm on the comedy “I Hate Hamlet.” “There are times when I leave the building late at night (and) see the whole building lit up, something going on in every room,” Schiller said. Schiller herself has been amazed at the growth and the variety of activities that have taken hold in the FCAC - everything from after-school ballet classes to a Wii bowling league. It improves the whole arts scene and has become the hub of all arts activities in Fairfield.” “There are more arts opportunities than just theater, especially opportunities for young people, and it helps the community in so many ways. “She’s brought in a lot of different shows, applies for a lot of grants to bring in things we wouldn’t normally see,” Davis said. The top haul from the Coleman-Jackson pair, 3.02 pounds, ranked 20th overall after the dust settled.Since taking over management of the FCAC in December 2005, Schiller has guided the facility and the organization behind it to find its multi-faceted niche in the community and the region. The Johnson duo was followed closely by a 60th-place finish from Zach Coleman and Billy Jackson who caught 19 fish for 16.43 pounds and 241 points. Bryant and Kendrick Johnson complemented the Tigers’ efforts with 19 total fish for 16.66 pounds and 245 points for 56th place. They were joined by Fairhope’s Elizabeth Eastman and Walker Jenkins, who made their second straight trip to state, in representing the county.ĭefee and England caught the limit of 10 fish on both days and totaled 17.27 pounds for 254 points in the standings. The duo will compete in their fifth consecutive Bassmaster High School National Championship July 26-29 on Lake Hartwell.Īt the state championships, the Travis-Norris duo was one of eight pairs from Baldwin County High School. Sports last weekend’s Alabama BASS Nation state championship tournament on Logan Martin, the Baldwin County High School fishing team was led by a 47th-place finish by Jed Defee and Luke England who also ranked 35th in the big fish competition with a top haul of 2.12 pounds.įollowing the regular season, the Tigers’ top pair of James Travis and Jameson Norris earned their qualification to the national championship tournament after they finished atop the Angler of the Year standings for the Wiregrass Student Trail. ![]()
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