Mentorship - Rosebud School of the Arts

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THEATRE TRIPS
CALGARY THEATRE FIELD TRIPS
To combat artistic insularity, the education department organizes regular theatre field trips to Calgary throughout the year.
Calgary field trips are geared towards seeing a wide variety of different theatre in professional houses. Occasionally there
will be talk backs or pre-show chats with the actors or production personnel. Travel to and from the theatre venue provides
discussion time about the performance and its merits. Every student in the Certificate and Mentorship Programmes is
required to attend at least one professional or semi-professional production per month.
GUIDELINES
Due to budget and time constraints, theatre field trips are not reviewed and approved by Rosebud leadership prior to student
viewing. Staff and students attend shows at their own discretion, gauging their own spiritual, emotional, and artistic readiness
for each performance. The coordinator will flag questionable content wherever possible. Students are free to decline seeing
any show as long as they make arrangements for seeing another professional show. When a particular show is required for
class, attendance is mandatory.
WEST COAST THEATRE TRIP
This trip gives Certificate students an introduction to some of the theatre that happens in British Columbia, with an emphasis
on the Christian-oriented theatre companies such as Pacific Theatre, Panic Squad, and Chemainus Theatre. Students
participate in workshops with theatre professionals and attend shows at a wide variety of different theatre companies. In
addition, students explore alternative styles of worship, tour art galleries, and have the opportunity to build deeper, more
meaningful relationships with other students and RSA staff.
INTERNATIONAL THEATRE TRIP
In Mentorship level 1 and level 2, students participate in a two-week field trip to one of the two major theatrical centres in
the English-speaking world – London or New York, alternating each year. Students see world-class theatre, participate
in workshops and talk-backs with West End or Broadway professionals, and take backstage tours of theatres like the
Metropolitan Opera House or the Royal National Theatre. The London trip includes a visit to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and
travel to Stratford-upon-Avon. The International Theatre Trip is a wonderful opportunity to gain a more global picture and a
wider scope of the international theatre community. Students will experience being immersed in another culture and have the
opportunity to build deeper, more meaningful relationships with other students and RSA staff.