RSA Discovery Weekend

Rosebud, Alberta
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RSA Discovery Weekend

Rosebud, Alberta

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RSA Discovery Weekends:

🌟 December 11-14, 2025

Download: Application Form

Download: Reference Form

Download: Introduction Letter

Download: Home-School Portfolio Requirements

Three exciting days where prospective students experience Rosebud first-hand through workshops, shows, and life in a thriving arts village.

Contact our Recruitment Officer to book your Discovery Weekend!

Get a taste of what it's like to live in Rosebud and train at Rosebud Theatre & School of Arts. You will participate in classes, hang out with students, see a show, work in hospitality, experience small-town life, ask all your questions, talk with instructors, and reflect on the direction your life is meant to take. By the end of the weekend, you will have a good sense of whether or not Rosebud is the right place for your growth as a Christian artist.

"The discovery weekend was an opportunity to get immersed in the school and discover if I was ready for this stage in my life. I found it to be an exciting opportunity to meet instructors and students. It made me comfortable for classes in the fall and it helped shape my decision to attend Rosebud School of the Arts." (Bethany - Rosebud graduate)

Schedule

Applicants usually settle into accommodation on Thursday afternoon and leave Sunday afternoon. The weekend is filled with various activities designed to give ample opportunity to discover Rosebud and to meet the staff and students. Applicants are scheduled to observe classes - for example: choir, acting, art - as they are offered, and they will attend a dinner and theatre performance. Applicants may be asked to assist with the daily tasks of a working dinner and theatre, such as serving patrons or washing dishes. An interview and talent assessment rounds out the weekend. A complete schedule of activities will be given to you upon arrival in Rosebud.

Talent Assessment

Please prepare a one-to-two-minute monologue and a song. Choose a monologue from an existing play; do NOT choose a piece from a video game, film or something you have written yourself. Many online sources can help you find a monologue or you can reach out to us and we can make some suggestions.The song will be sung a cappella (without accompaniment) or you may accompany yourself if you wish. No musical accompaniment is provided.The talent assessment is not an audition. It is an opportunity to express your artistic abilities and for the panel to see where you are at in your journey as a performer. It will be a safe and friendly atmosphere shared with other potential students and two staff members.

Discovery Weekend and Application Fee: $175

The fee covers everything you need on your Discovery Weekend, including accommodation, meals, workshops, classes, and shows. The cost also covers your application fee.

👉 LEARN MORE ABOUT ROSEBUD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 👈

Geof Cornelsen
Camp Director
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Geof Cornelsen
Camp Director

Geof is thrilled to be the Summer Theatre Camp Director this year!  After leading the pilot project for this camp last year, he wanted to be more involved with campers this year. 

Geof has a passion for the arts and has experience being involved in summer camp programs as well as writing, directing and producing several musicals. He is an enthusiastic guy, wanting to do his best to inspire this year’s campers to live on the edge, and strive for excellence! He can’t wait for camp to start!

Deanne Bertsch
Devising Instructor
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Deanne Bertsch
Devising Instructor

Deanne is a director, choreographer, drama/dance teacher in Strathmore, Rosebud and Drumheller.

She loves creating theatre especially with high school students. She loves her family, friends, dogs, cats, X-country skiing and hiking!

Nathan Schmidt
Stage Combat Instructor
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Nathan Schmidt
Stage Combat Instructor

Nathan Schmidt is a theatre teaching artist, actor, fight director and musician.

He is the Head of the Acting Program at Rosebud Theatre & School of the Arts, where he teaches acting, voice, and stage combat. A graduate of RTSA, Nathan also trained with Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts and completed an apprenticeship with Chemainus Theatre on Vancouver Island.

He has performed with Bard on the Beach, Theatre Calgary, Vertigo Theatre, The Shakespeare Company, and numerous roles with Rosebud Theatre. As a fight director, he has choreographed for Rosebud Theatre, The Canadian Badlands Passion Play and The Shakespeare Company.

Jocelyn Hoover
Instructor in Musical Dance Ensemble
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Jocelyn Hoover
Instructor in Musical Dance Ensemble

Jocelyn is a passionate performer, choreographer, and educator, originally from south of Okotoks, Alberta! She loves working with students of the Rosebud Theatre School of the Arts, the Calgary Board of Education, the Calgary Catholic School District, and the University of Calgary throughout the year, and she is excited to create musical theatre magic with this year’s campers!

Aaron Krogman
Education Director and Camp Coordinator
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Aaron Krogman
Education Director and Camp Coordinator

Bio forthcoming

Lacey Edwards
Resident Assistant
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Lacey Edwards
Resident Assistant

Lacey is a graduate of the Acting Programme from RTSA. She has done several shows with Rosebud Theatre including the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; the Sound of Music; Chariots of Fire; and most recently, The Foreigner.

Lacey also attended the Canadian Badlands Performing Arts Summer School when she was in high school and got to be part of the Passion Play in 2016-2017. Ever since that camp ended, she always hoped that RTSA would put on a camp of their own!

She is so excited to be a part of camp this summer and get to see this next generation of artists grow and learn more about themselves and their craft.

Kate Corrigan
Resident Assistant
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Kate Corrigan
Resident Assistant

Kate is thrilled to be a part of Rosebud Summer Theatre Camp this summer. She has just finished her second year at Rosebud School of the Arts and is excited to be entering her third year.

She has fond memories of attending a summer camp much like this and is looking forward to helping bring that experience to others. Kate enjoys theatre, singing, playing her fiddle, writing plays, reading murder mystery stories, and walking outside. 

Ryan Leenheer
Resident Assistant
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Ryan Leenheer
Resident Assistant

Ryan is a soon-to-be graduate of Rosebud School of the Arts, and former summer campleader with Brightwood Ranch.

His array of theatre experience continues to grow, including producing, stage management, directing, and performing several roles.

Currently, Ryan is spending his days playing Jairus in the Canadian Badlands Passion Play, or reading, making friendship bracelets, and dabbling in an assortment of arts related hobbies. Over this summer, he's excited to be able to share some of the lessons he's learned with the next generation of theatre artists. 

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