Rosebud Theatre has announced its lineup of six plays and musicals for the 2014 Season.
    Playing on the Opera House stage will be The Diary of Anne Frank; Chickens; Doubt; and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.  
    Two productions will appear on the Rosebud Studio Stage in 2014: I, Claudia playing in May/June and Freud’s Last Session playing in July/August.
     “If you believe in the beauty of music well sung,  in themes that inspire, in the collective laughter of  an audience enjoying a story together, there is a  seat waiting for you in our 2014 Season,” says Morris Ertman, Artistic Director. “We’re an optimistic collection of artists who are very excited to share next season’s shows with you - an entertaining collection of plays and musicals that will inspire you to BELIEVE!”
     Rosebud Theatre’s 2014 season kicks off March 28 (until May 17) with The Diary of Anne Frank, the moving and true story of a young girl and her family who lived in hiding from the Nazis for over two years during WWII. With astonishing honesty, wit and determination, Anne emerges from history as an intensely gifted girl whose spirit would not be stifled by circumstance.  A humbling yet uplifting reminder of the bright lights that shine in our darkest times.   
     From May 30 – August 30, the uproariously funny musical Chickens returns to the Rosebud Opera House stage. Pal’s a bankrupt farmer with one last chance to save the farm. Investing his hopes in exotic chickens, his wife is certain he’s flown the coop. With rowdy roosters running amuck and aging hens looking for love, will these dreamers finally soar? Or is someone about to get the axe?  A musical romantic comedy complete with singing, dancing chickens.  What more can we say?
     Playing May 7 – June 21 on Rosebud’s Studio Stage is I, Claudia. A young girl copes with family upheavals by seeking refuge in her school’s boiler room. With the help of her goldfish and the school janitor she might make it through the hilarious heartbreak of adolescence
    Playing July 2 – August 23 on Rosebud’s Studio Stage is Freud’s Last Session. On the day England enters World War II, the C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud face off on the existence of God, love, sex, and the meaning of life… just weeks before Freud takes his own.  An intimate and compelling conversation.
     In the fall (September 19 – October 25) Doubt, the acclaimed movie and Pulitzer Prize-winning play that calls conviction and perception into question.  When charismatic Father Flynn is suspected of paying one student too much attention, Sister Aloysius launches a crusade to expose the truth at whatever the cost.
     And finally, for Christmas (November 7 – December 21), Rosebud Theatre will stage the Canadian premiere of a new musical adaptation of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Join four heroic young adventures as Lucy and her siblings tumble through a magical wardrobe into the mysterious land of Narnia, where an evil queen has enslaved a country of talking beasts in never-ending winter.  Joining forces with the ferocious Aslan, king of the beasts, will the children free Narnia and reign as its rightful kings and queens?  With magic on the move, anything could happen.
    Before the 2014 season opens  there is still much going on  IN Rosebud.
    Rosebud Theatre’s 2013 Christmas production It’s a Wonderful Life opens on Nov. 1 and plays until Dec. 23
    The popular Rosebud Presents series of concerts and theatre offerings will return in 2014 with six events already scheduled.
    Rosebud’s own folk comedy duo Lewis & Royal take the stage February 15; another round of Panic Squad’s clean comedy improv happens February 22; Wingfield’s Progress, the second installment of Dan Needles’ iconic Wingfield Farms series plays March 13 - 15; the award-winning story of a WWII veteran, Jake’s Gift plays September 23; and Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter Steve Bell takes the stage October 16.
    Back by popular demand will be a new Theatre for Young Audiences event on March 8 with the production of Jack’s Giant Adventure, a musical based on the classic children’s story. Special school matinees will be available March 4 – 7.

    A new skateboard park may be on the horizon for Carbon youth.
    A dedicated group of parents are in the process of raising funds to build a skatepark to help give more recreation options to the more than 200 youth in the community.

A group of parents in Carbon is hoping to build a skatepark at the Lions Centennial Park for the village’s youth. At the moment, the parents are fundraising and seeking donations, either cash or in-kind. It is estimated a skatepark will cost roughly $150,000.

    “The kids came to the parents. We’ve always wanted more recreation options for them in town and they’ve been talking about a skatepark for the past few years, but nothing was ever followed through with,” said Renee O’Brien, a member of the committee to build a skatepark and has a 15-year-old son who skateboards.
    “We want to, as a committee, get a skatepark going for them. Right now, we are in the fundraising stage.”
    The committee is hoping to raise roughly $150,000 to build the park. They have already contacted New Line Skateparks, who are also designing Drumheller’s upcoming skatepark.
    The committee is hoping the Village of Carbon can contribute some land in the Lions Centennial Park.
    “We went to the Village and asked for a donation of land, but just have to wait for the new Council to look at it,” said O’Brien.
    O’Brien feels a skatepark is necessary to give youth in Carbon more recreation options and  it could be utilized by the village’s many summer campers.
    “There’s probably 200 kids in Carbon and we have our high school kids. In the winter, we have the skating and curling rinks, but in the summer, we just have the pool. So with this, it could be open from when the snow melts to first snow,” said O’Brien. “We also have a lot of campers in the summer, so it would be great for them, because there would be more recreation for their children.”
    They are also hoping businesses or individuals can donate their time or equipment when it comes time to build the park.
    “We’re looking for donations when it comes to excavating the land or concrete when we start building,” said O’Brien.