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Glynis Leyshon Written by Kate Hennig Actors Pictured Nigel Shawn Williams, Jamie Konchak, Emma Houghton, Conrad Belau & Sarah Orenstein Set Design:
Scott Reid. Lighting Design:
David Fraser Costume Design:
Heather Moore Photo:
Benjamin Laird

Rosebud Theatre & School of the Arts (Rosebud) is seeking a creative, energetic individual to serve as its next Artistic Director. Reporting to the Executive Director and the Board of Governors, the Artistic Director will be responsible for developing and implementing the strategic direction for all artistic programming within the Theatre and School. The Artistic Director will be a leader in the Rosebud community with a strong desire to engage with the wider theatre, and theatre training communities in Alberta and across Canada.

The ideal candidate will understand and embrace Rosebud’s unique position in the cultural and spiritual landscape of the province, will offer an inspiring and unifying artistic vision for arts programming and training, and will have a drive to build public and private sector support to deliver on strategic artistic priorities and embrace collaboration with the Rosebud team to maximize earned and contributed revenue.

As the artistic leader of the organization, the Artistic Director will play an active role as a thought partner to the Executive Director in planning for the organization’s overall advancement. Supporting and partnering with artists, staff, students, board and volunteers, the Artistic Director will operationalize the strategic plan while building a thriving, creative and diverse culture serving Rosebud patrons, students, artists, and the Rosebud community.

The Artistic Director will conceptualize and implement a plan to continue to grow Rosebud’s artistic objectives, collaborating with the Executive Director and Board of Governors in devising and realizing successful artistic strategies for the future of the organization.

This is an exciting and unique opportunity for an artistic professional who can bring together their vision, experience, and passion for theatre to Rosebud. The Artistic Director must have an interest in training the next generation of storytellers and working with Rosebud School of the Arts and will want to invest themselves in the success and growth of Rosebud and its educational programs.

The Artistic Director will be a person who will find personal fulfillment in being part of the future of Rosebud.

The Organization In 1973, LaVerne Erickson started the Rosebud Camp of the Arts as a summer outreach program for Calgary youth who had rarely been outside of the city. The summer programs soon expanded into weekend vacations throughout the school year and in 1977 the Rosebud Fine Arts High School was formed with five students attending.

As part of Rosebud’s centenary in 1983, the school’s drama department launched the Rosebud Historical Music Theatre. Staff and students wrote the play, rehearsed it and performed it on an outdoor stage, drawing hundreds of interested theatre goers. Thus, began the widely acclaimed Rosebud Theatre which now attracts thousands annually to its productions.

Today, Rosebud Theatre & School of the Arts encompasses a post‑secondary guild school focused on professional training in various areas of theatre and a professional company producing five plays throughout the year in two venues, the Rosebud Opera House (seating capacity 232) and the Rosebud Studio Stage (Black Box Theatre, seating 65‑95). Offering matinee and evening shows up to seven times a week, each Opera House performance includes a full buffet and live dinner music in the quaint setting of the historic Haskayne‑Kenney Mercantile.

The mission of Rosebud is to enrich…