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Since she was teaching at Mary Johnston school, Schuster decided she would try her hand at teach- ing senior elementary school ehil. dren, and approached the princi- "One teacher overhears (about her talents) and then another teacher overhears, and before you know, I'm doing everybody's class and visiting 10 times a week," Schuster says. "My problem is that I don't know how to say 'no'. So it started to snowball. but i really didn't think anything of it." She was to have completed high school at the end of the 1991 school year, in fact, she thought she had. But a problem with her school records brought her back to school to obtain one last credit. Rather than attend classes, Schuster opted for a cooperative education placement, and wound up teaching drama to elementary school children at Mary Johnston public school. Once Schuster began teaching at the school, news of her many talents, such as story-telling and mime, spread from teacher to teacher, and before she knew it, she was visiting more and more classrooms throughout the week. It was to have been a 12.hour-a. week coop placement, but it was turning into much more. a». So Fault/r-Lia "if; Tiii came home to rtnith her high school education. It was a great experience, living away from home, surrounded by talented teachers and students. But it wasn’t quite the opportuni. ty Schuster had expected it td be. Her fellow students weren't find. ing work after graduating. Many would tell her about audition agar audition thatledd nowhere. Such is the case with aspiring Waterloo actress Brigitte Schue ter. Two years ago, after studying her craft since early childhood and after performing in numer- ous local productions, Schuster’s dreams began to come true when she was accepted into one of Canada'e few performing arts high schools. An opportunity to attend the Etobicoke School for the Performing Arts, some gradu- ates of which have found fame as "Degraaai kia", seemed like the chance of a lifetime. Doborah Grand." Chronicle Staff It’s funny, sometimea, how tear porary setbacks can lead to new, aiming opportunities. WATERLOO CHRONOCLE, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 26 1992 A I I Aspiring actress heads backstage" ti, open acting school 'm""'"---.-. pal at Centennial senior public school. An arrangement was made, and Schuster began teach. ing at both schools, ideally work. ing two days a week for three hours at each school to make up her required 12 hours a week. But as word also spread at Centennial about her work, Schuster found herself putting in 12 hours a week at just one school, and approximately 20 hours a week in total. Something was happening here i COMING SOON! Motors THE ULTIMATE DRIVING EXPERIENCE. THE NEW IIW 318is COUPE THE NEW I!" 3143 SEDAN It appeared Schuster had skills m demand. And while earning her Gal high school credit by doing something she enjoyed was all Cine and well, it seemed she could be putting her talents to more lucrative use PRICED FROM $26,900. snumo " $25,700. B-K MOTORS a 485 King St. North I Waterloo, Ont. ' N2J 225 S (519) 885-5090 Brigitte Schueter (above) goes through a drama exer- ciee with her students Philip and Adrienne Domain in which they mum! they are petting a y bird. And (left) brother and sister teem strike a pose under Schueter's dlrectlon. Those Interested 1n Seeing what Schuster's dramatic arts school 1.: all about can do so at a free recital, featuring her students. April 4 at 1:30 pm at the Kitchener Public Lbrary Schus ter can also be reached by calhng 725. I 502 She has also entered all of her students In the drama branch of the Kiwanis Music Festival mm petition. held annually In Strat ford. Schuster has her students entered In 60 categories Whlle she was a drama student Srhusr ter won eight awards at the festival, Schuster Incorporates the skls and techniques she has acquiryd through her many years of formal drama training, but rnmhfies and adapts them to make the drama classes "fun" and Interesting for her students "l started out with flve k1dsbut those kids went home and told their parents they loved It, and those parents must have told other parents because all of a sudden the phone started rmgmg off the wall," Schuster says "Now I‘meoked - I teach from 4 to 10 Fm., Monday to Wednesday 11131113. I have a seven year old In! I have I 2't year old, and every age in between tt People dud call, only a few at rtrtrt, but people did call Flve mudents each week first made their way to yxhuster's ln'm- groottrturneddrarna,stutho But is with her cn-op teacHxhg spread. "l handed the flyers out to a couple of kids, but I thought nobody would call," Schumr says. Using the hvmg room of her family‘s University Avenue home as a gtudio, Schuster put the wheels Into motion Her Curnee. an aspmng artist. designed a flyer for her whnch she distrr buted to area children The "Backstage School of Dramatic Arts" was ready for business "I talked It over With my dad, and he said, 'lf that's how you want to make your money, fme And I won't charge you rent until you start. making the bug bucks' So my family has been very supportive" Schuster says It was Schuster's father who suggmd to her that she mnght consider establishing her own private drama school. After all, she was quaMed after years of priyaw for,mY drama trammg 0 PAGES But word