I always had an interest in theater for some reason. I was always in awe of the actors on stage who could give such emotionally and physically convincing performances. While in high school I expressed an interest in theater to one of my teachers who without hesitation quipped, “oh Robin, you’re not the theater type.” Even though I was one of the smart-ass kids who never shut up in class, I guess she would know and I believed her. I never brought it up again for the rest of my high school education.
While pursuing my aviation degree at the University of Central Missouri, my roommates and friends all told me I should be in theater. I had my reservations, but went to the university auditions nonetheless. I was cast in a children's play called “Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine”! As luck would have it, UCM not only had a great aviation program, but their theater was the newest and the most technically advanced in the state of Missouri. The production value in all the shows produced and performed on that stage were worthy of Broadway. I’ll never forget the first time I walked out onto that stage during tech rehearsals and the art department had flown in their backdrops and wheeled in their sets. I was suddenly transported to this fantasy world that was the setting of our show…and I was HOOKED!
My aviation exploits eventually landed me in Los Angeles, where I began pursuing my acting hobby whilst flying jets around the world. I admit that was not a career combination destined to succeed. Pursuing acting and aviation concurrently is like trying to combine oil and water. They naturally separate and will never mix, even though I convinced myself I could somehow make it work. However, if my acting began to achieve any momentum, my aviation career would suffer. Because I had spent so much of my life trying to become a superb aviator, I could never let my flying skills and everything I had achieved in aviation falter. I am now happily flying around the world as a Gulfstream G5 captain. Despite flying many people of influence and power in the entertainment world, I have NEVER nor would I EVER cross the line to promote myself in any way, other than as their pilot...whom they have entrusted with their safety. To me, that is the greatest role a person could ask for.
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