For a minute or perhaps two - and this is a long time - the theater makes man better and happier on this earth. - Jean Jacques Gautier
In the summer of 2007, the Rosetown Community Thrift Store moved out of the basement of the Rosetown Community Hall and RCT approached the Town of Rosetown to rename the facility.
Taking inspiration from the original Rose Theatre in London that was build in 1587, RCT proposed that the Town re-name the hall the Rose Theatre of the Performing Arts. The Town gave RCT permission, and so the Rose Theatre was born in Rosetown.
To begin their third season in their newly named facility, RCT decided to test new waters in their production of Waiting for the Parade, by John Murrell. Set in Calgary during World War II, this play examined the lives of five women gathered to work for the war effort while men they love are away.
The script was challenging, and though there were comic elements, the play was serious in its examination of its' characters. RCT suspected that Rosetown audiences preferred the comic pieces, and despite the excellent performances, the play did bring in less viewers. Nonetheless, the reviews for Waiting for the Parade surpassed any previous production.
Waiting for the Parade was followed by an Ukrainian Christmas Feast in early December and by the Saskatchewan Showcase; now re-named The Rose Revue featuring the singer/songwriter Wayne Gibson in late January.
The final production of Season Three was the farce Don't Dress for Dinner, a play was written by Marc Camoletti and adapted by Robin Hawdon.
In Don't Dress for Dinner, Bernard has planned a weekend with his mistress. He has arranged for a cook to prepare gourmet delights, is packing his wife Jacqueline off to her mother's, and has even invited his best friend Robert to provide the alibi. But Robert turns up not knowing why he has been invited. And Robert and Jacqueline are secret lovers. And the cook is mistaken for the mistress and the mistress is unable to cook?
The production provided audience members with an evening of hilarious confusion with slamming doors and characters improvising at breakneck speed.
Knowing that they did not yet have enough support to host a true dinner theatre in Rosetown, RCT decided to offer an elegant dinner for only 64 people prior to the Saturday performance of Don't Dress for Dinner. The meal was tended by the actors in their respective characters. The remainder of the tickets for Saturday were sold as a theatre-only.
Both the dinner and the production were received well, and RCT decided to use this new format for all future productions.