Training at Rosebud Theatre & School of the Arts can be anywhere from a four-month exploration to a four-year credential! You will have a chance to sample a range of different art forms and then work towards a specialized focus with apprenticeship opportunities in the theatre.

In all of RTSA’s programmes, you will discover that theatre training is about more than theatre. Navigating your way through the rigours and challenges of training leads to a process of self-discovery that invites you to examine who you are and what it is that you are truly meant to do. Training takes place in the context of the wider world, our relationship to fellow human beings, and our calling in the big picture of God’s redemptive work.

Rosebud's rural setting creates space for developing each student's individual expression. RSA graduates are known for speaking with an authentic voice that is relevant to theatres within Alberta and across Canada. No two graduates are alike. Our goal is to train story-tellers willing to engage and explore material that covers the variety of mandates expressed by the wide spectrum of theatres in the province and beyond.

Self discovery is essential to becoming a great storyteller, and this process inevitably leads to a transformation that stays with graduates forever. RSA graduates then plant seeds for further transformation in the communities where they live and work.

The complete professional theatre training programme at RTSA requires a 4 year commitment (1 year Theatre Foundations - 2 year Diploma - 4 year Mentorship). In that time students engage in conservatory style training that focuses on acting, movement, voice and body work. At the end of four years, graduates are inducted into the RSA Guild. Guild members - also called Fellows - are committed, passionate and fiercely loyal storytellers with a deep faith in God. Through their story-breathed lives, they bring about cultural change in Alberta, Canada, and beyond.

Be Transformed. Transform Culture.

Video of Movement Foundations

Video of Theatre 359
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