Rosebud students to host creative fundraiser

Laureen F. Guenther
Times Contributor

 

Rosebud School of the Arts students will engage in a Ten-Minute Play Creation and silent auction, Jan. 30, to raise funds for their annual theatre study trips.
In February, first-year students will visit theatres on Canada’s West Coast for a week; second- and third-year students will spend two weeks visiting theatres in New York and Toronto.
“What we’re really trying to do is immerse these students in theatre and in theatre arts, and immersion in a whole different culture, a whole different city,” said Nathan Schmidt, the school’s Head of Acting. “These trips are quite times of growth. (It’s) students’ first time in big cities, (for) some of them, and getting to traverse the subway in New York and see Broadway shows, work with professionals in the world of theatre … it’s a pretty inspiring, and can be a life-changing, experience.”
The Ten-Minute Play Creation will begin for students on the morning of Jan. 30, when they’ll be placed into groups of four, and each group will be given just one line of text and one prop. Then they’ll use that line and that prop to create the script, design, costumes, lights and sound for a ten-minute play, which they must be ready to perform by evening.
“It’s pretty heavy on improv and high-energy,” Schmidt said, “Lots of impulsive creation. So we’re hoping it’s going to be lots of fun.”
The silent auction will open at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby of the BMO Studio Stage, featuring student photography and art, and other items. Bids can be placed in person or on the Facebook page: RSA Theatre Trip Fundraiser: Ten-Minute Play Creation.
At 7:30 p.m., the 10-minute play performance begins in the BMO Studio Stage. The performance is open to all donors, with a suggested donation of $10. Donors who can’t attend in person will receive a link to watch the performance online.
For more information about the Ten-Minute Play Creation and silent auction, see the Facebook page, or e-mail Schmidt at headacting@rosebudschoolofthearts.com. Donations can be made in person, at 1-800-267-7553 or at tickets.rosebudcentreofthearts.com.