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Rosebud Theatre
Rosebud Theatre is located in the hamlet of Rosebud, Alberta, Canada. It is the only professional rural theatre in Alberta. It produces four mainstage shows a year, attracting over 35,000 people per year.

Although about half of the patrons come from Calgary, the closest major centre, the other half come from throughout the province. Rosebud Theatre is associated with Rosebud School of the Arts and regularly uses students on stage along with staff actors and guest artists.

The name Rosebud derives from the Blackfoot term, Akokiniskway, which means valley of roses. Nestled in the cozy valley of a river that winds through fields of wheat and magnificent badlands, Rosebud is a peacefully picturesque community with rural roots and country charm.

At first glance, you might mistake it for a typical prairie community. There are fewer than 100 residents, most of them involved in the business of theatre and the school.

A closer look reveals Rosebud to be a vital tourist and fine arts attraction visited by over 40 thousand people every year. European settlers began homesteading in Rosebud, laying the foundation for a strong farming and ranching community.

The hamlet flourished in the early 1900s, reaching a population of 300 in the later year. By the early 1970s, however, the population dropped to less than thirty, and abandoned buildings awaited demolition.

A music and art teacher, LaVerne Erickson in Calgary started Rosebud Camp of the Arts as a summer outreach program for Calgary youth in 1973. The summer programs soon expanded into weekend. After four years, the Rosebud Fine Arts High School was formed.

The school combined academics, arts and work experience with individualized attention to every student.The summer of 1983 brought change that significantly impacted the direction of the school.

To raise funds, drama students staged Commedia Del Arte, a comedy show based on 16th Century Italian stock characters along with a country style buffet with a little music on the side. After three years, Rosebud School of the Arts launched its post-secondary apprenticeship programme focused on theatre, music and creative arts ministry training. The Alberta Legislature passed the Rosebud School of the Arts Act, creating a unique Christian arts guild school.

In 1998, the Canadian Badlands Performing Arts Summer School also began. Afterward, over 70 students from Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, the United States and the Netherlands participated in the various secondary and post-secondary programmes offered by Rosebud School of the Arts.

The 1990s saw the dramatic expansion of various ventures. The theatre’s popularity grew and to seat everyone, renovations to the Opera House began.

Seating changed from 150 packed in on old church pews to 220 lounging in tiered-theatre seats. A heating and air-conditioning system replaced the need to bring blankets in the winter and fans in the summer.

Actors were given a larger stage with a full dressing room, and patrons were treated to a lobby complete with washrooms, running water and a concession area! Then, in early 1992, Rosebud launched the touring program taking its successful summer play, Cotton Patch Gospel, on the road.

Along with this expansion, the Mercantile, the old general store once turned into dorms and classrooms, now serving as kitchen and dining area, received several renovations and additions to accommodate the hungry throngs. In 1993, a sister organization, Chemainus Theatre Festival, opened on Vancouver Island. Much of the first staff as well as the first two shows came from Rosebud.

It has now grown to the largest professional theatre on the Island, attracting over 60,000 people per year. The following year, 1994 saw the first production of the Canadian Badlands Passion Play in Drumheller.

In 1998, RSA began Canadian Badlands Performing Arts Summer School, a three-week summer accredited programme for high school students, which included performing in the ‘Passion Play’.

In the first year, 46 students attended representing 30 different locations in Alberta. In 2001, Rosebud School of the Arts began the new eight-month Certificate Programme started with 10 students.

This was followed by the revised Mentorship Programme, divided into two distinct levels. The focus in the Certificate and Mentorship Level 1 years is on developing specific skills and theoretical knowledge with Level 2 students.

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