Rosebud School of the Arts

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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 its Mentorship Programme. Students choose one of four main disciplines of study: Acting, Technical Theatre, Dramatic Arts, or Music Performance.

It is associated with Rosebud Theatre, which attracts over 40,000 visitors every year to performances at the Rosebud Opera House. Students in their third and fourth year of study at Rosebud School of the Arts are elegible to gain valuable professional experience by taking roles in Rosebud Theatre's season.

The school accepts a maximum of 14 students into its first-year study which is called Certificate in Theatre Foundations. There are a total of about thirty (30) students at Rosebud School of the Arts at any given time.

Rosebud School of the Arts produces two student shows per year on the Rosebud Studio Stage, which is a black box theatre that seats 60 - 80 people.

In addition to a broad range of theatre-related classes, students at Rosebud School of the Arts take educational trips to Canada's West Coast, New York City, and London, England to immerse themselves in theatre, workshops and tours.