Rosebud Presents…
Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me, but Banjos Saved My Life by Keith Alessi
Blessed by Banjos
Opera House
6 performances
After a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this autobiographical story returns to Rosebud by popular demand. A cancer diagnosis interrupts the life of a self-made businessman, who abandons his successful career to learn to play his long-time closeted banjos. This is Keith Alessi’s true story of an unlikely miracle that changes his life forever.
For more information about Keith and his show, please go to: tomatoestriedtokillme.com
Matinee performances Wednesday - Saturday at 1:30pm.
Evening performances Friday & Saturday at 8pm.
SPRING
Chariots of Fire by Mike Bartlett
The Iconic Olympic Race
Opera House
100 years after the epic race at the 1924 Paris Olympics, witness actors run full-out on Rosebud’s Opera House Stage in this energetic rendition of the 1981 Academy Award-winning film. Music from Gilbert & Sullivan and an original score combine to tell the story of Harold Abrahams, the son of a Lithuanian immigrant Jew, running to overcome prejudice against his people and Eric Liddell, the son of Scottish missionaries, running for the glory of God!
April
Matinee performances Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday at 1:30pm.
Evening performances Friday & Saturday at 8pm.
May
Matinee performances Wednesday - Saturday at 1:30pm.
Evening performances Friday & Saturday at 8pm.
Rosebud School of the Arts’ Artists-in-Training Present…
The Voice of the Prairie by John Olive
Love on the Run
Studio Stage
After being discovered by a traveling radio jock, Davey Quinn conjures memories of his long-ago love, Frankie the Blind Girl, and their misadventures as young fugitives. A company of storytellers bring to life more than 20 characters in a nostalgic journey of young love on the run.
Performances are Thursday - Saturday at 4:30pm.
Rosebud Presents…
Dream by Terry Bachynski
A True Orphan’s Tale
Studio Stage
4 performances
Terry Bachynski tells the true story of his parents in this concert performance of a brand-new musical. His father was an orphaned immigrant street urchin who dreamed of a life of family and community. Fortunes change for the better when he is placed in the foster home of a kind, elderly farm woman. With her guidance he finds acceptance, faith and a feisty small-town girl who would become his wife.
A concert performance of a new musical developed with the help of Rosebud Theatre in front of an audience for the first time!
Afternoon performances on the Studio Stage at 4:45pm*.
SUMMER
Little Women: The Broadway Musical
Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and music by Jason Howland.
Unbreakable Sisterly Bonds
Opera House
Louisa May Alcott’s timeless, captivating story of the March family is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache and hope. Jo March weaves the story of her and her sisters, Meg, Beth and Amy, and their adventures growing up in the wake of America’s Civil War – a delightful story about family bonds filled with laughter, spirit and mischief.
Matinee performances Wednesday - Saturday at 1:30pm.
Evening performances Friday & Saturday at 8pm.
SUMMER – Studio Stage
The Fever by Wallace Shawn
A Travelogue of Change
Studio Stage
Penned by acclaimed actor Wallace Shawn of The Princess Bride, My Dinner with Andre and Clueless fame, The Fever tells the story of a well-travelled urban socialite. One night in a run-down hotel, having left the comforts of 5-star resorts, she is struck by a feverish vision about the struggle of the developing world around her. She envisions a new life filled with grace and compassion for those less fortunate than her.
Performances are Wednesday - Saturday at 4:30pm.
FALL
For The Pleasure of Seeing Her Again by Michel Tremblay
Kooky & Affectionate Memories of Mom
Opera House
She loves opera! She loves drama! She’s a little nutty and a whole lot loveable! Delight in Michel Tremblay’s ode to his eccentric mother, a woman dreaming of a life larger than the one she has. The enduring love between mother and son inspired a career as one of Canada’s most celebrated writers.
September
Matinee performances Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday at 1:30pm.
Evening performances Friday & Saturday at 8pm.
October
Matinee performances Wednesday - Saturday at 1:30pm.
Evening performances Friday & Saturday at 8pm.
FALL
Christmas on the Air
Written and compiled by Lucia Frangione
Holiday Radio Antics
Opera House
A 1940s family-run radio station is moments from going live with their annual Christmas Eve broadcast full of familiar holiday carols and yuletide stories. In the booth, young love sparks between Kitty, the weather reporter, and Danny, the sound effects operator, but Kitty has a secret that could put her job in jeopardy. All of this unfolds under the watchful eyes of Danny’s parents, owners of the radio station, and a live studio audience, resulting in a chaotic and hilarious “on-air” Christmas.
Matinee performances Wednesday - Saturday at 1:30pm.
Evening performances Friday & Saturday at 8pm.