Rosebud Theatre
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Rosebud Theatre, located in the hamlet of Rosebud, Alberta
, Canada, is the only professional rural theatre in Alberta
. It produces four mainstage shows a year, attracting over 40,000 people per year to the hamlet of about 100 people.
Although about half of the patrons come from Calgary
, the closest major centre, the other half come from throughout the province. Patrons regularly will drive from three hours away (Edmonton
and Medicine Hat) to attend.
Rosebud Theatre is associated with Rosebud School of the Arts
and regularly uses students on stage along with staff actors and guest artists.
At the Opera House in 2010 are We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!, by Dario Fo
(March 12 - May 15); Oliver!, by Lionel Bart, (May 28 - August 29); The Road to Mecca, by Athol Fugard (September 10 - October 23); and The Secret Garden, book by Jim Crabtree, music and lyrics by Sharon Burgett, additional lyrics by Sue Beckwith-Smith and Diana Matterson, from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
. (November 6 - December 23).
The theatre began as a fundraiser for the school in 1983. The plays were typically written in-house and focussed on local stories and characters. In 1991, the first royalty play, An Inspector Calls
by J. B. Priestley
, was produced. This coincided with a major renovation to the Opera House. This point began a steady growth from a community theatre to a respected professional theatre.
In 2002, Rosebud Theatre hired its first official Artistic Director, Morris Ertman.
Rosebud Theatre's website shows this mandate for producing plays:
Rosebud Theatre has produce many works by Vancouver playwright, Lucia Frangione, who got her start in Rosebud, including the premiere (and a rewrite) of Chickens, Cariboo Magi, and Holy Mo.
Other attractions in Rosebud are an art gallery, three gift shops, a museum, a recording studio, three bed & breakfasts, an inn, two RV parks and a golf course.
Rosebud Theatre's tag line is "an adventure...of the heart"
Rosebud, Alberta
Rosebud, Alberta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located on Highway 840, approximately northeast of Calgary and southwest of Drumheller...
, Canada, is the only professional rural theatre in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. It produces four mainstage shows a year, attracting over 40,000 people per year to the hamlet of about 100 people.
Although about half of the patrons come from Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, the closest major centre, the other half come from throughout the province. Patrons regularly will drive from three hours away (Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
and Medicine Hat) to attend.
Rosebud Theatre is associated with Rosebud School of the Arts
Rosebud School of the Arts
Rosebud School of the Arts is a post-secondary guild school that provides theatre training within a community of professional artists.Located in the little hamlet of Rosebud, Alberta, Canada, one hour north east of Calgary, Rosebud School of the Arts trains students for the professional theatre in...
and regularly uses students on stage along with staff actors and guest artists.
At the Opera House in 2010 are We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!, by Dario Fo
Dario Fo
Dario Fo is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor and composer. His dramatic work employs comedic methods of the ancient Italian commedia dell'arte, a theatrical style popular with the working classes. He currently owns and operates a theatre company with his wife, actress...
(March 12 - May 15); Oliver!, by Lionel Bart, (May 28 - August 29); The Road to Mecca, by Athol Fugard (September 10 - October 23); and The Secret Garden, book by Jim Crabtree, music and lyrics by Sharon Burgett, additional lyrics by Sue Beckwith-Smith and Diana Matterson, from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden , A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy.Born Frances Eliza Hodgson, she lived in Cheetham Hill, Manchester...
. (November 6 - December 23).
The theatre began as a fundraiser for the school in 1983. The plays were typically written in-house and focussed on local stories and characters. In 1991, the first royalty play, An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 in the Soviet Union and 1946 in the UK. It is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre...
by J. B. Priestley
J. B. Priestley
John Boynton Priestley, OM , known as J. B. Priestley, was an English novelist, playwright and broadcaster. He published 26 novels, notably The Good Companions , as well as numerous dramas such as An Inspector Calls...
, was produced. This coincided with a major renovation to the Opera House. This point began a steady growth from a community theatre to a respected professional theatre.
In 2002, Rosebud Theatre hired its first official Artistic Director, Morris Ertman.
Rosebud Theatre's website shows this mandate for producing plays:
Rosebud Theatre's choice of plays varies from lighthearted to serious, comic to tragic, and common to noble. Our intent is to produce a full spectrum of family programming which uplifts and strengthens the participant. It is our belief that values, ideals and noble dreams are not born by chance or promoted by luck. People of goodwill must be inspired to live them. And as theatre artists, we must be inspired to tell stories that grapple with them. Ultimately, our plays are illustrations of the beauty and complexity of life and the reality of issues and choices facing humanity.
Rosebud Theatre has produce many works by Vancouver playwright, Lucia Frangione, who got her start in Rosebud, including the premiere (and a rewrite) of Chickens, Cariboo Magi, and Holy Mo.
Other attractions in Rosebud are an art gallery, three gift shops, a museum, a recording studio, three bed & breakfasts, an inn, two RV parks and a golf course.
Rosebud Theatre's tag line is "an adventure...of the heart"