From Fredericton to the bright lights, N.B. actor shares highs, lows of making it in musical theatre

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New Brunswick

Fredericton’s Rose Messenger, 23, has been performing in the Canadian production of Titanique for the last several months. But with the show coming to an end, she is once again looking for new opportunities in a sometimes inconsistent industry.

Rose Messenger, 23, has spent the last several months on a Canadian contract in Titanique

Hannah Rudderham · CBC News

· Posted: Jan 12, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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Rose Messenger, seen here on opening night, has been performing with the small cast of Titanique in Toronto. (Wade Muir/Submitted by Rose Messenger)

Rose Messenger doesn’t remember a time in her life when she didn’t want to be an actor. 

The 23-year-old grew up in Fredericton attending the Theatre New Brunswick school and doing shows at Fredericton High School.

After graduating, she attended university in Cincinnati, before jetting off to New York City to try to make it in her chosen field.

And for the last several months, she’s been living out her dream in another big theatre hub.

“If you had asked me less than a year ago if this is where I thought I would be … I would say, ‘No way,'” Messenger said.

For the last few months, she has been performing with the small cast of Titanique, a musical comedy about the movie Titanic,

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