Rehearsals have started for Mill Mountain Theatre’s upcoming production of the classic drama The Glass Menagerie. Said to be one of the greatest plays in the 20th Century, The Glass Menagerie is the “memory play” that catapulted beloved playwright Tennessee Williams to fame. This riveting drama is set in 1937’s St. Louis, and follows the fragile Wingfield family: Tom, an aspiring poet, his painfully shy sister Laura, and their mother Amanda, a faded southern belle. Dreams and reality collide in this play of exquisite beauty. The Glass Menagerie runs September 25 through October 6 on the Trinkle MainStage.
Tennesee William’s The Glass Menagerie featuresAmy Baldwin* (Amanda), Logan T. Sutton (Tom), Lauren Wainwright* (Laura), and David Federman (Jim). The Glass Menagerie will be Directed by Peppy Biddy, Production Stage Managed by Jessica Taylor Edwards*, Lighting Design by Bill Webb, Scenic Design by Jimmy Ray Ward, Costume Design by Jessica Gaffney, Properties Design by Matt Shields, Technical Direction by Karen Gierchek, Sound Design by Savannah Woodruff, and Sound Engineered by Pat LoRicco. *Appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
Sponsors for The Glass Menagerie include Business Solutions, Inc., The Glebe, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Skyline National Bank, and The W.E. McGuire Foundation. Grantors include Blue Star Theatres, Center in the Square, City of Roanoke Arts Commission, City of Salem, National Endowments for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
The Glass Menagerie runs September 25 through October 6 on the Trinkle MainStage. Tickets can be bought online at millmountain.org or at the box office: 540-342-5740.
Mill Mountain Theatre unveils its dazzling 2020 Season: September 12th from 6:00-7:30pm on the Trinkle MainStage with a celebration to kick off the next year’s programming. Sparkling musicals, thought-provoking plays, and catchy concerts will populate the theatre’s stages in 2020. Be the first to hear the upcoming sensational titles at Mill Mountain Theatre!
This public and free event will begin at 6:00pm in the Center in the Square Atrium with food and drinks provided by Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen and Brewery, at 7:00pm patrons will gather in the Trinkle MainStage to view a special performance where MMT Staff and Guest Artists will unveil the 2020 Season.
Family Favorites, American Classics, and Groundbreaking New Works appear in the Trinkle MainStage, Waldron Fringe, Young Audiences, and Music Series at MMT next year. This event will be Roanoke patron’s first chance to renew season tickets, reserve those coveted seats for every performance, and learn how to purchase discounted season tickets. Be sure to save the date and join the festivities on September 12th from 6:00-7:30pm at Mill Mountain Theatre.
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT OUR FALL CLASSES?! 🍁🍃🍂 Mill Mountain Theatre’s initiatives in Education and Community Engagement foster artistic growth in students of all ages and strengthen the organization’s relationship with the wider Roanoke Valley region through instructional programming, performances, partnerships, and special classes.
We’ve got lots of fun offerings for students Pre-K through Adult! There’s something for everyone!
Classes start September 3, so visit millmountain.org/class for more information about what class would be perfect for you! Click on the class titles above to learn more information.
Mill Mountain Theatre is reeling for its upcoming concert Let’s Go to The Movies, August 23rd & 24th on the Trinkle MainStage. Four of Roanoke’s favorite vocalists return to celebrate 100 years of movie magic: Devin Altizer(Spring Awakening, Concerts: Music of the 60s, Taste of Country, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and One Hit Wonders), Madeline Mae Walker(Spring Awakening, Frog & Toad TYA, and Shrek The Musical TYA), Christopher Castanho(Spelling Bee, The Little Lion, and The Jungle Book), and Emma Leigh Gwin(Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Little Lion).
Sit back and enjoy all of your favorite songs from Hollywood’s Greatest Blockbusters: from Titanic to The Wizard of Oz, Dirty Dancing to The Graduate. You will not want to miss this journey of music through the golden age of cinema at Mill Mountain Theatre. Come join us in this celebration of music through 100 years of movie magic.
The concert also features seven local youth performers, who will be giving a sneak peek of their upcoming roles in the MMT production of The Sound Of Music. Youth performers include Ellen Frary, Taylor Barenbaum, Caroline Moledor, James Moledor, Griffin Shaver, Riley Whisnant, and Natalie Thorell.
Devin Altizer is excited to be back after performing in the Music of the 60s concert. He is from Radford, VA, holds a B.A. in Musical Theatre from Emory & Henry College, and appeared at MMT as Moritz in Spring Awakening and in the Taste of Country and Andrew Lloyd Webber concerts last season. Favorite previous credits include: Toby in Sweeney Todd, Riff-Raff in Rocky Horror, and Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby. IG and Twitter: @devaltizer
Christopher Castanho is so excited to be singing on the Trinkle MainStage, having just directed MMT’s production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. He is a proud graduate of Shenandoah Conservatory’s BFA Musical Theatre Program. Favorite credits include Leaf Coneybear (Spelling Bee), Arpad (She Loves Me), and Labaile Gillman (The Little Lion). He is on staff as Mill Mountain’s Resident Creative & Teaching Artist. ChristopherCastanho.com @ChrisCast95.
Emma Leigh Gwin is a Virginia native and teaching artist at MMT. Credits include Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady), Laurey (Oklahoma!), Soloist (An Evening with Andrew Lloyd Webber), and Angelina (Trial by Jury). Love and gratitude to her family, especially HJ and C! Catch her next as Maria Von Trapp in The Sound of Music. emmaleighgwin.com Instagram: @emmaleighgwin
Madeline Mae Walker is going into her senior year at UCF in the BFA Musical Theatre program with a dance minor. She is thrilled to be back at MMT after being in their 2018 Apprentice Company! Last summer she performed in Spring Awakening (Ilse), A Year with Frog & Toad (Woman 1) and Shrek (Dragon). Some previous UCF credits include Hot Mikado (Yum Yum), Titanic (Dance Captain/Kate McGowan u/s) and Oklahoma! (Ado Annie u/s). Maddie also tours Schoolhouse Rock to Central Florida schools with Winter Park Playhouse’s outreach program. She danced 2 years in Universal’s Holiday Parade and currently sings in the Hogwarts Frog Choir.
Let’s Go To The Movies is Directed by Travis Kendrick, Music Direction/Arranging by Seth Davis, Lighting Design by Bill Webb, Sound Engineering by Ayme Gierchak, Technical Direction by Karen Gierchak, and Band Members: Seth Davis (Keys), Rachel Fauber (Keys 2), Evin Bowman (Bass/Guitar), and JT Fauber (Drums).
Sponsors for Let’s Go To The Movies: Blue Ridge Beverage, John H. and Michelle S. Higginbotham Family Foundation, Skyline Capital Strategies LLC, Skyline National Bank, and Woods Rogers PLC. Grantors include: Actors Equity Association, Blue Star Theatres, Center in the Square, National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, Virginia Commission for the Arts, WVTF.
Get your tickets today by calling the MMT box office @ 540-342-5740 or by visiting millmountain.orgLet’s Go To The Movies running August 23 – 24 on the Trinkle MainStage.
The cast of Mill Mountain Theatre’s upcoming production of the classic musical The Little Mermaid Jr. has been announced. The Little Mermaid Jr. runs July 31 through August 11 on the Trinkle MainStage.
Journey under the sea with Ariel and her friends in Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. In a magical underwater utopia, mermaid Ariel’s only wish is to live on land. But first, she’ll have to meet a prince, defy her father, and strike up a deal with an evil sea witch! Classic songs like “Part of Your World”, “Poor Unfortunate Souls”, “Kiss the Girl”, “Under the Sea”, and more appear in this one-hour version of the story we all know and love. This fully produced production featuring local youth is perfect for the whole family. In conjunction with this production, MMT will distribute free books to children in attendance, as part of our initiative connecting theatre to literacy.
The Little Mermaid Jr. features Victoria Riego de Dios (Ariel), Paige Smeltzer (Ursula), Eric Jones (King Triton), Simon Elliott (Prince Eric), Jasper Moore (Flounder), Ashlinn Blevins (Sebastian), Olivia Goodman (Scuttle), Noah Cox (Grimsby), Caroline Moledor (Chef Louis), Charles Meidlinger (Pilot), Beckett Socha (Flotsam), James Moledor (Jetsam), Bayla Kessler (Carlotta), Olivia Hunter (Aquata), Gabrielle Shelton (Andrina), Taylor Berenbaum (Arista), Tela Espelage (Atina), Julia Koncoski (Adella), Caroline Weston (Allana), Zachary Conklin (Sailor/Chef Ensemble), Connor Dunford (Sailor/Chef Ensemble), Hannah Kelly (Sailor/Chef Ensemble), Sarah Clemmer (Gull Ensemble), Mariah Eakin (Gull Ensemble), Mikayla Parker (Gull Ensemble), MaCalan Johnson (Sea Horse), Drew D’Allenssandro (Sea Creature Ensemble), Emily Mower (Sea Creature Ensemble), Ananiya Parker (Sea Creature Ensemble), and Griffin Shaver (Sea Creature Ensemble).
The Little Mermaid Jr. will be Directed by Christopher Castanho, Choreographed by Travis Kendrick, Music Directed by Seth Davis, Production Stage Managed by Caroline Ragland, Lighting Design by Bill Webb, Scenic Design by Jimmy Ray Ward, Costume Design by Jessica Gaffney, Properties Design by Matt Shields, Assistant Choreographed & Assistant Stage Managed by Leonela Hernandez, Technical Direction by Karen Gierchek, Sound Engineering by Savannah Woodruff, and Assistant Stage Managed by Liz Bradley.
Sponsors of the 2019 Theatre for Young Audiences Series and Reading Series include: B.J. Preas, Business Solutions Inc., Carilion Clinic, Claytor/Wirt Associates, Davis H. Elliott Company, Jay & Jindal, Innovative Insurance Group, Kiwanis Club of Roanoke, Pinnacle Financial Partners, and Roanoke Valley Orthodontics. Grantors include Blue Star Theatres, Center in the Square, City of Roanoke Arts Commission, City of Salem, National Endowments for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
The Little Mermaid Jr. runs July 31 through August 11 on the Trinkle MainStage. Tickets can be bought online at millmountain.org or at the box office: 540-342-5740. Tickets only $15 – $22.
The cast of Mill Mountain Theatre’s upcoming production of Broadway musical Next To Normal has been announced. Next To Normal runs June 20 – 29 on the Waldron Stage.
Winner of the Pulitzer-Prize for Drama, this groundbreaking musical follows the Goodmans, a seemingly typical American family whose lives are anything but normal. The contemporary and electrifying musical shares the Goodman family’s intricate battle with mental health. Abundant with love, sympathy, and heart, Next To Normal takes the audience into the minds of each character, and reminds us that nobody’s family is normal.
Next To Normal features Amy Baldwin* (Diana), Chris Gleim* (Dan), Mikayla Cohen (Natalie), Jake Ellsworth (Gabe), Gianni Palmarini (Henry), and Briar Boggs (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine). *Amy Baldwin & Chris Gleim appear courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.
Next To Normal will be directed by Travis Kendrick, music directed by Seth Davis, production stage managed by Jessica Edwards*, assistant directed by Leonela Hernandez, technical direction by Karen Gierchek, scenic and prop design by Matt Shields, lighting design by Bill Webb, costume design by Jessica Gaffney, sound consultation by Ayme Gierchek, and sound design by Savannah Woodruff. *Jessica Edwards appears of Actors’ Equity Association.
Sponsors of the 2019 Waldron Fringe Series include Friends of the Fringe. Grantors include Blue Star Theatres, Center in the Square, City of Roanoke Arts Commission, City of Salem, National Endowments for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group and Virginia Commission for the Arts.
When MMT added the Fringe Series to its season several years ago it gave me the “edgier” and challenging shows that I love. OK, what IS a “Fringe Series”? In the theatre industry ‘fringe’ describes contemporary plays that may stretch the boundaries between actors and audiences, be about issues that may be uncomfortable or simply present new ideas for discussion.
The 2019 Fringe Series, at home on our Waldron Stage on Church Avenue, will present the musical Next to Normal, coming up soon, June 20-29; and Every Brilliant Thing in November. Both are thoughtful plays with a contemporary edge and deal with mental health issues. There is, indeed, a strong audience for this kind of theatre.
But this audience needs to be supported and I hope you will help me do that by becoming a Friend of the Fringe, an affinity group to enable MMT to keep these Fringe shows on its schedule for many years to come. Friends of the Fringe can be a significant and influential voice in our community of theatre lovers for new and provocative plays. And we can have fun while we are doing that!
Want to become a Friend of the Fringe? Please contact John Levin, MMT’s development director, at 342-5761 or development@nullmillmountain.org, so we can continue efforts to preserve and grow this valued addition to our cultural community. Together we will devise ways to help develop a vehicle for shows that matter to us.
Mill Mountain Theatre is about to hop into the summer with A Peter Rabbit Tale: A Children’s Musical opening June 1st. Performances of A Peter Rabbit Tale will tour to outreach venues around the region to promote reading through engaging performance. Admission is free and books will be given to students without cost but with the promise to complete a survey so MMT can monitor the program’s impact.
Beatrix Potter’s classic story A Peter Rabbit Tale comes to life in this spirited children’s musical, touring the Roanoke Valley this summer. Peter Rabbit has begun to believe that being a rabbit isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. His mother is always making him do chores and he’s had enough of his goody-two-shoes twin sisters: Flopsy and Mopsy. After being picked on for the last time, Peter decides to run away from home. When he encounters difficulties living with feisty squirrels and sewing mice, he discovers that home might not be too bad after all.
MMT will perform a version of the story at parks, libraries and other neighborhood venues in Roanoke, Roanoke County, Salem, Smith Mountain Lake, and Vinton and at special shows for students enrolled in the Roanoke City Public Schools summer enrichment program. The cast is composed of college-level or recent graduate drama students, who are hired as summer apprentices, especially for this project.
The reading and literacy program was developed in 2015 when Roanoke Public City Schools administrators asked MMT to develop a multi-year project to supplement schools’ efforts to raise student reading score and help efforts for accreditation of all Roanoke primary and elementary schools. In partnership with Blue Ridge Literacy and Roanoke Refugee Resettlement Service, we also help their clients learn to use English as a primary language.
When children receive free books at Mill Mountain Theatre shows, staffers ask for email addresses so we can send their families links to questionnaires. This feedback tells us the impact we have on the development of reading skills. In the 2018 season, MMT distributed 1,464 books; 77 percent of the children who received these books reported reading them and 83 percent expressed interest in visiting area libraries.
Sponsors of the 2019 Young Audience Series of performances include Business Solutions, Inc., Carillion Clinic, Claytor/Wirt Associates, Davis H. Elliot Company, Innovative Insurance Group, Kiwanis Club of Roanoke, Pinnacle Financial Partners, B.J. Preas, and Roanoke Valley Orthodontics. Grantors include Blue Star Theatres, Center in the Square, City of Roanoke Arts Commission, City of Salem, National Endowments for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group and Virginia Commission for the Arts.
A Peter Rabbit Tale features Gianni Palmarini, Leonela Hernandez, Jake Ellsworth, Mikayla Cohen, and Briar Boggs. A Peter Rabbit Tale is Directed and Choreographed by Michelle LoRicco, Music Directed by Emma Gwin, Stage Managed by Caroline Ragland, Tour Managed by Pat LoRicco, Scenic & Props Design by Matt Shields, Costume Design by Alison Owen, and Technical Direction by Karen Gierchak.
A Peter Rabbit Tale: A Children’s Musical begins performances on June 1st and runs until July 13 touring all over the Roanoke Valley. All performances are free! Be sure to visit millmountain.org/peter-rabbit to download a performance calendar and learn more.
Mill Mountain Theatre is excited to finally unveil its upcoming holiday show today: The Sound of Music running December 4 – 22 on the Trinkle MainStage. Due to licensing, Mill Mountain had to withhold this title when the 2019 season was revealed back in September of 2018. The classic returns to the Trinkle MainStage, full of national talent and local favorites like Roanoke native Emma Gwin starring as Maria.
The hills are alive in the Roanoke Valley this holiday season with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound Of Music, best known for its film adaptation starring Julie Andrews as the high-spirited governess Fraulein Maria. This 1959 classic has songs like “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”, “Do-Re-Mi’, and “The Sound of Music”, perfect for the whole family during the holidays. Share this heartwarming story with a cast that mixes national talent with your local favorites in Roanoke’s most beloved musical: The Sound of Music.
To celebrate the special announcement, MMT is doing a special 12-HOUR TICKET FLASH. On May 7th from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm patrons can purchase an adult ticket for $25 for the first week of performances (December 4 – 8). Up to 4 tickets may be purchased with this deal. Time is limited- purchase your tickets now at millmountain.org or call 540-342-5740.
“The Sound of Music was instrumental back in our 2013 Season,” says Ginger Poole, Producing Artistic Director. “We are all so excited to finally announce this title and share this classic story with Roanoke.”
The Sound of Music will be Directed by Ginger Poole, Music Direction by Seth Davis, Scenic Design by Jimmy Ray Ward, Lighting Design by Bill Webb, Props Design by Matt Shields, Sound Engineering by Ayme Gierchak, Technical Direction by Karen Gierchak.
Sponsors for The Sound of Music include: Avis Construction Co.; Boxley; Brooks Financial Group; Business Solutions, Inc.; Claytor/Wirt Associates; The Convergence Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management; Dixon, Hubard, Feinour & Brown, Inc.; Freedom First Credit Union; Frith Anderson + Peake; Gentry Locke Attorneys; Lunsford, a Trustpoint Company; Member One Federal Credit Union; Miller, Long & Associates, Inc. and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Long; Oakey’s Funeral Service and Crematory; Pinnacle Financial Partners; Roanoke Animal Hospital; Roanoke Valley Orthodontics; Rutherfoord, A Marsh & McLennan Agency; Skyline National Bank; Sun Tan City; and Trane.
Grantors include: Actors Equity Association, Blue Star Theatres, Center in the Square, National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, Virginia Commission for the Arts, WVTF Radio.
Celebrate the holiday season this year with tickets to The Sound Of Music running December 4 – 22 on the Trinkle MainStage. Tickets can be purchased online at millmountain.org or by calling 540-342-5740.
Mill Mountain Theatre is tuning up for its upcoming concert Music of the 60s, May 31st and June 1st on the Trinkle MainStage. Roanoke favorites return to sing some toe-tappin’ tunes: Devin Altizer (Spring Awakening, Country Concert, Andrew Lloyd Webber Concert, One Hit Wonders Concert), Emma Lou Delaney (Ali in Mamma Mia!), Kennedy Salters (2016 Apprentice), and newcomer Michelle Colette Ingle (will also be in MMT’s Holiday Show).
Twist and shimmy your way to Mill Mountain Theatre with the catchiest songs from one of the most revolutionary decades in music, the 60s. With your favorites from chart-toppers like The Beatles, The Supremes, and Aretha Franklin, we invite you to slip on a pair of bell bottoms and dance to your favorites. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. this groovy mix of tunes as we cover the best artists from the Motown Hub to the Woodstock Craze.
Devin Altizer is excited to be back at for the concert series this season. He is from Radford, VA, holds a B.A. in Musical Theatre from Emory & Henry College, and last appeared at MMT as Moritz in Spring Awakening and in the Taste of Country and Andrew Lloyd Webber concerts last season. Favorite previous credits include: Toby in SweeneyTodd, Riff-Raff in Rocky Horror, and Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby. IG and Twitter: @devaltizer
Emma Lou DeLaney is thrilled to be back at Mill Mountain Theatre so soon after playing Ali in MAMMA MIA! in April. This brown-eyed girl holds a BFA in Music Theatre with a minor in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine and is oh so grateful to the MMT team for giving her yet another opportunity. Love to Mom & Jim! @emma_lou_delaney
Michelle Colette Ingle is excited to be making her Mill Mountain debut in Music of the 60s! From Lincoln, NE, Michelle is currently finishing up her BA in Theatre Performance at the University of Nebraska. Michelle is currently playing Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors with Theatreworks UCCS in Colorado Springs. Other credits include The Boys Next Door (Sheila), Annie (Star-to-Be), Madagascar: A Musical Adventure (Gloria), and Hairspray (Tracy Turnblad), a role she was called back to play for NBC in their live TV production. Michelle is grateful to her friends and family for their support of her creative endeavors. She can be seen next as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray at Priscilla Beach Theatre in Plymouth, Massachusetts this summer.
Kennedy Salters is a graduate of Brenau University, where she studied with the Gainesville Theatre Alliance. Roles Salters has performed, but not limited to are: Minnie in Flyin’ West, Bess Call in Tale Tales: A Folk Musical and Quinn in All the World’s a Stage, an adaptation (MMT), Asaka in Once on This Island, and Tiresias in Antigone. Directly after college, she interned and industrially performed with the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Following that, she traveled north to perform with the Cortland Repertory Theatre in their productions of Saturday Night Fever as Candy and Newsies as Medda Larkin. Salters is thrilled to be back at MMT for Music of the 60s, the theatre she owes her first professional theatre debut to.
Music of the 60s is Directed by Ginger Poole and Travis Kendrick, Music Direction/Arranging by Seth Davis, Sound Engineering by Ayme Gierchak, Technical Direction by Karen Gierchak, and Band Members: Seth Davis (Keys), Cara Modisett (Keys 2), Michael Havens (Bass/Guitar), and JT Fauber (Drums).
Sponsors for Music of the 60s: John H. and Michelle S. Higginbotham Family Foundation, Skyline Capital Strategies LLC, Skyline National Bank, and Woods Rogers. Grantors include: Actors Equity Association, Blue Star Theatres, Center in the Square, National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, Virginia Commission for the Arts, WVTF.
Get your tickets today by calling the MMT box office @ 540-342-5740 or by visiting millmountain.orgMusic of the 60s running May 31st & June 1st on the Trinkle MainStage.
Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory is proud to present their 2019 Summer Camp Series during June 3 – July 12. Camps provide burgeoning artists of all ages the opportunity to hone their creative skills in acting, music theatre, dance, and technical theatre disciplines at the only equity professional theatre in the valley.
Camps are weekly sessions with full and half-day options, which offer students Pre K through Adult a variety of ways to explore their creativity and self-expression. Each camp culminates with a performance for family and friends on the Trinkle MainStage.
Pre K – 1 Theatre Camp: Peter Rabbit And Friends Half-Day
Teen & Adult Dance: All That Jazz! Half-Day
K-2 Science & Theatre Camp: Adventures with Harry Potter Half-Day or Full-Day
Elementary Science & Theatre Camp: Adventures with Harry Potter Half-Day or Full-Day
Teen & Adult Dance: Contemporary Broadway Half-Day
K-2 Music Theatre: Friend Like MeHalf-Day
Elementary Music Theatre: Friend Like Me Half-Day
Middle & High School Acting: MMT Live! Half-Day
Production Camp: Fame The Musical Jr.Full-Day
Technical Theatre Camp Half-Day
All classes are taught by working theatre artists. Get a chance to flex your collaboration muscle and put on a show with a variety of different styled courses. Need-based scholarships are available on request: email travis@nullmillmountain.org for more information.
The cast of Mill Mountain Theatre’s upcoming production of the Broadway musical Mamma Mia! has been announced, full of Roanoke favorites and even former Broadway performers. Mamma Mia! runs March 27 – April 14 on the Trinkle MainStage.
Mamma Mia! tells the story of Sophie, a twenty-year-old bride-to-be who longs to have her father walk her down the aisle. The problem is, she has no idea who he is! After reading her mother’s diary, filled with adventures in love, Sophie invites each of the three potential fathers to her wedding. With nonstop laughs and exhilarating dance numbers set to the iconic music of ABBA, Mamma Mia! has been a global smash hit since its premiere on Broadway in 2002. Notable songs include “Take A Chance on Me,” “Super Trouper,” “Dancing Queen”, and more!
The cast is full of returning MMT favorites: Lisa Graye as Sophie (2018’s West Side Story), Scott Watson as Bill (2016’s The Odd Couple, 2017’s A Christmas Story & Spelling Bee), Emma Lou Delaney as Ali (2018 Summer Camp Teaching Artist), and Diane Meck (2018’s A Chorus Line) in the ensemble. Most notably, Timothy Booth (MMT’s A Christmas Story in 2017) is returning to play Sam, reprising the role he played in Mamma Mia! on Broadway and the national tour.
Mamma Mia! features Amy Baldwin* (Donna), Timothy Booth* (Sam), Lisa Graye (Sophie), Hayley Palmer (Tanya), Steven Bidwell (Harry), Billie Aken-Tyers (Rosie), Scott Watson (Bill), Katya Ferrer (Lisa), Emma Lou Delaney (Ali), Nicholas Metcalf (Sky), Logan T. Sutton (Pepper), Brandon Looney (Eddie), A.J. Foggiano (Ensemble), Parker Joh (Ensemble), Fredy Ruiz (Ensemble), Adam Wedesky (Ensemble), Diane Meck (Ensemble), Natalie Mehl (Ensemble), Melissa Perry (Ensemble), and Tara Lynn Steele (Ensemble). *Amy Baldwin & Timothy Booth appear courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.
Mamma Mia! will be directed by Ginger Poole, with choreography by Kristen Brooks Sandler, music directed by Seth Davis, production stage managed by Bill Munoz*, assistant directed by Travis Kendrick, technical direction by Karen Gierchek, scenic design by Jimmy Ray Ward, lighting design by Bill Webb, costume design by Keith Schneider, prop design by Matt Shields, and sound design by Savannah Woodruff. *Bill Munoz appears of Actors’ Equity Association.
Sponsors of Mamma Mia! Include Avis Construction Company, BB&T Wealth, Brandon Oaks, Business Solutions, Inc., Davenport & Company, Inc., Dominion Risk Advisors, Elk Hill Advisors, Inc., Entre Computer Center, HCO Private Wealth, Howell’s Motor Freight, Inc. Pinnacle Financial Partners, and Roanoke Valley Orthodontics. Grantors include: Actors’ Equity Association, Blue Star Theatres, Center in the Square, National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and WVTF Radio.
Mamma Mia! runs March 27 – April 14 on the Trinkle MainStage. Tickets can be bought online at millmountain.org or at the box office: 540-342-5740. Be sure to reserve your seat to Roanoke’s most joyful event of the year.
“My Fatal Valentine” is the third collaboration between the Mill Mountain Theatre and the Roanoke Parks and Recreation. It all began in 2016 with the dinner theatre production of “The Haunting”. This year, MMT and Roanoke PLAY co-produce Eileen Moushey’s hilarious and mysterious play “My Fatal Valentine”, running Feb 15 – 17 at the Fishburn Mansion.
Join other amateur sleuths at Roanoke’s historic Fishburn Mansion for a delicious dinner and an interactive murder mystery theatre performance. During this interactive dinner theatre, audience members will use their detective skills while traveling through the mansion to solve the mystery. This event will take place on the first and second floor of the Mountain View Center. Please note that the second floor is accessible by stairs only. Dinner, iced tea, coffee, and dessert included in the ticket price.
The production stars 17 local performers and is directed by MMT’s Resident Creative, Christopher Castanho, assisted by Caroline Moledor.
“My Fatal Valentine” runs Feb 15 – 17 at the Fishburn Mansion. Tickets must be purchased in advance by visiting millmountain.org or by calling 540-853-1027.
Lots of fun and exciting classes for students of all ages (Grades Pre K through Adult) coming up this Spring at Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory. Taking class at MMT gives students the opportunity to hone their creative skills in acting, music theatre, dance, and technical theatre disciplines at the only Equity professional theatre in the valley.
LEARN TO PERFORM WHERE THE PROFESSIONALS DO!
Classes this Spring:
Teen & Adult Tap
Musical Theatre Song Study: Singing & Acting Solo Songs
Theatre Design: Puppetry and Performance
“A Spoonful of Sugar” K-2 & Elementary Music Theatre
“Seuss!” – Preschool Music and Movement
Music Theatre Conservatory (Audition Only)
Middle & High School Music Theatre
“In The Jungle” – K-2 Acting & Creative Movement
Acting Conservatory (Audition Only)
Stage & Special Effects Makeup
“Incredible Heroes!” Elementary Acting
Foundations of Dance
Middle & High School Acting & Improv
Playwriting
Theatre Dance (Drop-In)
All classes are taught by professional theatre artists. Get a chance to flex your collaboration muscle and put on a show with a variety of different styled courses. Need-based scholarships are available on request: email travis@nullmillmountain.org for more information.
Spring Classes begin February 4th and continue to April 6th. For more information, and the weekly schedule visit millmountain.org/class
Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory, the onsite, pre-professional training program at Mill Mountain Theatre, is seeking submissions of short plays for Write Stuff!, thethird annual festival of new works penned by local students. The playwriting contest will have categories for Middle School and High School playwrights, with the theme “Discovering Truth About Yourselves and Others”. The winning plays will be selected by a panel of Mill Mountain Theatre professional artists and will be performed by local youth as part of a festival of staged-readings directed by MMT staff on April 12th, 2019 on the Waldron Stage. One of the winning plays will then go on to be entered in Young Playwrights For Change, a national competition. The deadline for submissions is January 31st, 2019.
Write Stuff! serves to connect Mill Mountain Theatre’s rapidly expanding education programming with its historical and ongoing commitment to new play development. Ginger Poole, Mill Mountain Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director, expressed excitement about bringing the young playwrights festival back to Mill Mountain Theatre’s Young Audiences programming for the third year in a row. “Beginning with the Norfolk Southern Festival of New Works and continuing through our partnership with the Hollins Playwrights Lab, new work has been an important element of Mill Mountain Theatre’s identity. Expanding that vision to invest in the development of young writers had been a desire of mine for several years, and I am thrilled how this festival has grown so much since its inception in 2017” she said.
The mission to encourage student authors is also in alignment with Mill Mountain Theatre’s pedagogical goals. “Write Stuff is an incredible experience for young artists to work on a new play process. It isn’t often that young people get to be involved in brand new plays: learning how scripts change, how characters are developed, and how to work with a playwright in the room,” says Travis Kendrick, Mill Mountain Theatre’s Director of Education. “Last year, Mill Mountain Theatre gave this experience to three young playwrights, who got to see their words come to life onstage as other young actors embodied the characters that they had created. The new plays performed to a full house, and each playwright participated in a talk back discussion with the audience afterwards,” he added.
In addition to staged readings of the chosen plays, MMT has the privilege of being a hosting site for the Young Playwrights for Change competition. One of the winning plays will be submitted to Young Playwrights For Change from Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory.
Write Stuff Scripts will be centered around: “Discovering Truth about Ourselves and Others.”
How do we discover comforting or uncomfortable truths about ourselves? What do we learn about ourselves or the world around us as a product of the discovery? How do we discover the truth about another person or group of people who have different beliefs and identities from our own?
Scripts, 10-15 minutes in length, should be formatted as PDFs and emailed to education@nullmillmountain.org with the subject line “Write Stuff! Submission.” The deadline for script submissions is January 31st, 2019. Winners will be notified by February 11th, 2019. Performance and presentation of winning plays will be April 12th, 2019 on MMT’s Waldron Stage. Visit millmountain.org to learn more.
LOCAL AUDITIONS FOR MILL MOUNTAIN THEATRE’S 2019 SEASON will be held on January 11 & 12, 2019 from 10:00am – 7:00pm (Dance Call from 1-2pm both days).
Auditions will take place at the MMT Rehearsal Studio, located at 20 Church Ave SE, Roanoke, VA 24011 on the 3rd floor. Free and metered parking is available nearby. An accompanist will be provided.
If you are interested in auditioning, please email a headshot and resume to auditions@nullmillmountain.org with ‘ROANOKE AUDITIONS’ in the subject line. AEA members may contact auditions@nullmillmountain.org to schedule an audition appointment. EMC and non-Equity actors will be seen as time permits at these auditions. EMC and non-Equity actors should still submit all materials to auditions@nullmillmountain.org for more information.
*High school aged youth interested in auditioning for ensemble roles in Mamma Mia should request an appointment time for these auditions, and plan to attend the dance call.
Non-Equity only: in the email submission, please denote if you have local housing (within ~30 miles of Downtown Roanoke) available.
Mill Mountain Theatre Staff in the audition room will include: Ginger Poole (Producing Artistic Director), Travis Kendrick (Director of Education), Michelle LoRicco (Education Associate), Christopher Castanho (Resident Creative), and Seth Davis (Resident Music Director & Accompanist).
PLEASE PREPARE:
A one-minute song if auditioning for Mamma Mia, Next To Normal, the Holiday Show (TBA), or the Summer Apprentice Company. We may ask to hear a one-minute monologue or contrasting one-minute song.
A one-minute monologue if auditioning for The Glass Menagerie, Every Brilliant Thing, or the Summer Apprentice Company. We may ask you to read sides.
There will be a dance call from 1PM – 2PM on both Friday and Saturday for those auditioning for Mamma Mia and the Summer Apprentice Company.
Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition for all roles.
MAMMA MIA
Music and Lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Book by Catherine Johnson
Rehearsals March 5 – 26
Previews & Performances March 27 – April 14
DONNA: Female, 40s. The owner of the Taverna on the Greek island of Kalokairi; Sophie’s mother. She is the former lead singer of ‘Donna and the Dynamos.’ Honest, straight and hard-working, she is the most naturalistic and vulnerable of the characters. Seeking a strong singer-storyteller capable of carrying the show. Principal role.
SOPHIE: Female, 18-25: A very special young woman who is determined to find the romance and happiness she feels eluded her mother. Has an adventurous spirit even though she pursues a conventional marriage. Must be able to move extremely well; Pop Soprano. Principal role.
TANYA: Female, 35-45: A former singer in the “Dynamos.” Rich, sophisticated, acerbic, funny, and witty. Actress who sings. Must be able to move extremely well. Supporting principal role.
ROSIE: Female, 35-45: Also a former singer in the “Dynamos” who now writes for and runs a feminist press. She’s confident, strong, and funny on the outside but shy underneath. Kooky and fun, good comic actress, a bit of a clown. Actress who sings. Must be able to move extremely well. Supporting principal role.
SAM: Male, Baritone, 35-45: Donna’s ex and potential father to Sophie. May be Sophie’s father. Left Donna 20 years ago because he was engaged to another woman. Charming, successful architect. Actor who sings. Should be able to move well. Supporting principal role.
HARRY: Male, High Baritone, Tenor, 35-45: Donna’s ex and potential father to Sophie. British financier, wealthy, buttoned-up, and conservative but trying to reconnect with his freer, youthful self. Must do a very convincing English accent. Also an actor who sings. Should be able to move well. Supporting principal role.
BILL: Male, 35-45: Donna’s ex and potential father to Sophie. A travel writer with no possessions or strings. Good-natured, always ready for adventure. Funny, comedic actor. Should be able to move well. Supporting principal role.
LISA: Female, 18-25: Sophie’s friend who arrives to be a bridesmaid. Very energetic and kooky. Must be able to dance. Featured ensemble role.
ALI: Female, 18-25: Sophie’s friend. Impulsive and fun. Should contrast to Lisa and Sophie. Must be able to dance. Featured ensemble role.
SKY: Male, 20s; Sophie’s fiance. Athletic, attractive – was a successful businessman. Left to help Donna with her taverna and marry Sophie. Featured ensemble role.
PEPPER: Male, Baritone/Tenor, 20s; Sky’s friend. Helps run the hotel. Charming, loves women, always flirting. Must be able to dance. Acrobatic skills a plus. Featured ensemble role.
EDDIE: Male, Baritone/Tenor, 20s; Another friend of Sky and hotel worker. Laid-back, easygoing. Must be able to dance. Featured ensemble role.
A PETER RABBIT TALE: A CHILDREN’S MUSICAL
Music and Lyrics by Neal Richardson
Book by Sarah Brandt
Rehearsals May 20 – 31
Performances June 1 – July 12
SEEKING: Dynamic musical theatre performers for an apprentice company of 5 actors to play various roles in summer touring production. Roles include: Peter, Flopsy, Mopsy, Mother, Mr, McGregor, Benjamin, Owl, Mice, and more. Actors will play multiple roles.
(Summer Apprentice Company will perform or be involved in both A Peter Rabbit Tale and Next To Normal.)
NEXT TO NORMAL
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Music by Tom Kitt
Rehearsals May 20 – June 19
Preview & Performances June 20 – 29
DIANA: Female, Mid 30s-40s, strong belt voice. A sexy and sharp housewife; mother to Natalie and Gabe, and wife to Dan; manic-depressive and delusional. She suffers from a worsening bipolar disorder that has been medicated for sixteen years. Seeking a strong singer/actress who capture the audience’s empathy, and can cover the full emotional range that this role requires, including a crucial and deadly sense of humor.
DAN: Male, Mid 30s-40s, high baritone/tenor with a rock sound. Diana’s husband and the father to Gabe and Natalie. An architect, he is handsome and genuine, and perpetually frustrated. He provides a non-ending support for his family as he fights to keep his wife’s mind and illness stable. A belabored, dedicated father, also with a wicked sense of absurdist humor.
GABE: Male, 18-20s, rock tenor with strong falsetto. Diana and Dan’s son, he is dashing, gentle, bright, and playful. He can be both an angel and a demon to his mother, who idolizes him as a superhero.
NATALIE: Female, 18-20s, strong pop/rock belt. Diana and Dan’s daughter. Compelling, attractive in her own unique way, bright, contentious, and trying to be perfect. She is also a classically trained pianist who takes refuge in the practice room. Vocal range (belt/mix to an E).
HENRY: Male, 18-20s, high baritone/tenor. A jazz musician, romantic, stoner, slacker, philosopher king; compelling and charismatic. A classmate of Natalie and eventually her boyfriend, he supports her during one of the roughest times in her life.
MADDEN/DOCTOR FINE: Male, 20s. Diana’s doctor. He is assured, charismatic, a rock star of psychiatry, on the young side of ageless. Vocal range (high baritone/tenor to A with a rock sound).
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
By Tennessee Williams
Rehearsals September 3 – 24
Previews & Performances September 25 – October 6
AMANDA WINGFIELD (The Mother): Female, 40s-50s. An iron butterfly; a proud woman fiercely devoted to her children; still holds onto the ideals of her genteel southern upbringing; girlish and grotesque; narcissistic and loving; sensitive and harsh; a realist while living in the reveries of a life long vanished; charming and manipulative; a survivor.
TOM WINGFIELD (The Son): Male, 20s-30s (30s in the present, 21 in the memory). The narrator of the play; a poet who works in a warehouse; caught between responsibility to his family and following his dreams; explosive, mercurial, lonely, and caring; deeply devoted to his sister; a suffocating dreamer.
LAURA WINGFIELD (The Daughter): Female, early 20s. She is sensitive and painfully shy; a childhood illness has left her physically impaired; retreats from reality through her collection of glass animals; loves her mother and brother; always puts others before herself.
JIM O-CONNOR (The Gentleman Caller): Male, 20s. Tom’s lone friend at the warehouse and former classmate of Laura’s; a nice guy; pleasant in appearance and demeanor; peaked in high school; he is the outside world.
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
By Duncan Macmillan
Rehearsals October 22 – November 6
Previews & Performances November 7 – 10
ACTOR: There is only one actor, any gender, any race, but just one. 20s to 40s. Seeking charming, engaging, warm actor with emotional depth, great comedic timing, and a sensitivity to the subject matter of depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love. Must have the ability to draw an audience in with their honesty and truthful storytelling; able to make an audience feel at home and comfortable. Experience and expertise in improvisation with others would be a vital advantage.
HOLIDAY MUSICAL TBA
Rehearsals November 12 – December 3
Previews & Performances December 4 – 22
SEEKING: Adult actors of all ages to perform in our holiday musical. Due to our licensing agreement, we are not allowed to divulge this title until Spring of 2019.
AUDITIONS FOR YOUTH ROLES IN MILL MOUNTAIN THEATRE’S 2019 SEASON will be held on Friday, February 22 from 4pm-7pm and Saturday, February 23 from 10am-3pm. Some auditionees may be asked to attend callbacks from 3pm-6pm on Sunday February 24.
CASTING:
Write Stuff New Play Festival
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr
Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet (new adaptation)
Holiday Show (TBA)
LOCATION: MMT Rehearsal Studio (20 Church Ave SE, Roanoke, VA 24011 – 3rd floor). Free and metered parking is available nearby.
TO REQUEST AN AUDITION TIME: Email conservatoryauditions@nullmillmountain.org with your preference of audition day and list the shows for which you are interested in auditioning.
***IF AUDITIONING FOR Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr OR Holiday Show (TBA): you must also attend the dance call on your audition day: Friday, February 22nd from 6:15pm-7:00pm or Saturday, February 23rd from 2:00pm-3:00pm.
***High school age youth interested in auditioning for ensemble roles in Mamma Mia should request an appointment time for the January Local Auditions, and plan to attend that dance call. More information here: Local Auditions.
PLEASE PREPARE:
A one-minute monologue: if auditioning for Write Stuff New Play Festival and Romeo and Juliet
A one-minute monologue AND one-minute musical theatre song: if auditioning for Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr and the Holiday Show (TBA). *Bring clearly marked sheet music for the accompanist.
*If auditioning for Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr OR the Holiday Show (TBA), you must also attend the dance callon your audition day: Friday, February 22nd from 6:15pm-7:00pm or Saturday, February 23rd from 2:00pm-3:00pm
Actors of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to audition for all roles.
WRITE STUFF (New Play Festival)
Rehearsals April 6 – 11
Performance April 12
SEEKING: A company of Elementary through High School performers.
THE LITTLE MERMAID JR.
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater
Book by Doug Wright
Rehearsals July 8 – July 30
Performances July 31 – August 11
ARIEL: the heroine of our story; a little mermaid who longs to be human. Must be a strong singer and dynamic performer. Ariel has some beautiful solos but must be able to convey meaning through gesture once she loses her voice
URSULA: a manipulative sea witch with a vendetta who tries to overthrow King Triton. She is cunning and devious and will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Seeking a mature performer and strong singer who can bring out this villain’s humor while also finding texture in Ursula’s complexity
SEBASTIAN: a meticulous and anxious crab and court composer for King Triton who tries to keep Ariel safe. Seeking a strong singer who can also handle Sebastian’s emotional range.
FLOUNDER: a rambunctious, spunky young fish and Ariel’s sincere and sensitive best friend who is loyal to the end
PRINCE ERIC: the adventurous prince who captures Ariel’s heart; would rather explore the ocean than govern a kingdom; charming and sensitive. Seeking a strong actor for this role.
KING TRITON: Ruler of the sea; a ‘force to be reckoned with.’ Must command the stage as a strong leader but also show the tenderness of a parent. Non-singing role.
MERSISTERS (Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Atina, Adella, Allana): the daughters of King Triton and Ariel’s siblings; full of personality and sass.
SCUTTLE: the zany, know-it-all seagull and self-proclaimed expert on humans; funny and off-beat. Seeking a performer with good comedic timing who can have fun embracing Scuttle’s eccentricities
FLOTSAM & JETSAM: electric eels and Ursula’s henchmen; these slippery spies are sinister and sneaky
PILOT: the head sailor on Prince Eric’s ship. This nautical expert who entertains the sailors with wild tales of the sea. Seeking a strong, confident singer-storyteller.
SAILORS: the crew of Prince Eric’s ship; eager for adventure and ready to tackle a storm.
GRIMSBY: Prince Eric’s prim and proper valet; rigid in personality and constantly trying to guide Prince Eric towards the throne.
CARLOTTA: headmistress in Prince Eric’s palace and Ariel’s greatest human ally; warm, maternal, and welcoming
CHEF LOUIS: the over-the-top head chef in the palace. He is always wild and frenetic. Must have strong comedic timing
CHEFS: Chef Louis’s assistants; Seeking singers who can hold their parts
THE GULLS: Scuttle’s flock of zany “backup singers” who help explain human stuff to Ariel
MERFOLK & SEA CREATURES / LAGOON ANIMALS / GULLS/ PRINCESSES: Seeking an ensemble of music theatre performers to play various sea creatures and palace people
ROMEO AND JULIET
By William Shakespeare
Rehearsals: 3 times-per-week from September 3 – October 18
Performances: October 19 – 26
SEEKING: A company of Middle and High School performers to play multiple parts in this new adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tale.
HOLIDAY MUSICAL TBA
Rehearsals November 12 – December 3
Previews & Performances December 4 – 22
SEEKING: Youth actors ages 6 – 18 for roles in our holiday musical. Due to our licensing agreement, we are not allowed to divulge this title until Spring of 2019.
TO REQUEST AN AUDITION TIME: Email conservatoryauditions@nullmillmountain.org with your preference of audition day and list the shows for which you are interested in auditioning.
AUDITIONS FOR MILL MOUNTAIN THEATRE’S 2019 SEASON will be held at Pearl Studios in New York, NY January 14 & 15, with invited callbacks January 16:
Monday, January 14:
Equity Principal Auditions: 9:30AM-12:30PM & 2:00-6:00PM
(Lunch Break 12:30-1:00PM)
[Mamma Mia DANCE CALL from 1:00-2:00PM]
Tuesday, January 15:
Non-Equity BY APPOINTMENT ONLY: 9:30AM-12:30PM & 2:00-6:00PM (Lunch Break 12:30-1:00PM)
[Mamma Mia DANCE CALL from 1:00-2:00PM]
Wednesday, January 16:
Invited Callbacks: 9:00-11:30AM
AEA members: information about the EPA on January 14, including relevant breakdowns, has gone out through AEA.
Non-Equity: please read carefully below on how to submit for an appointment for January 15:
If you are interested in auditioning on January 15th, please email a headshot, resume, and relevant reel footage to auditions@nullmillmountain.org with ‘NYC AUDITIONS’ in the subject line.
*In the email submission, please denote if you have local housing (within ~30 miles of Downtown Roanoke) available.
*Please Note: We are not casting for our Summer Apprentice Company in New York. If you are a current college student and interested in the Summer Apprentice Company, please submit a video audition to auditions@nullmillmountain.org, or plan to attend our local auditions in Roanoke, VA.
PLEASE PREPARE:
A one-minute song, if auditioning for Mamma Mia, Next To Normal, or the Holiday Show (TBA). We may ask to hear a one-minute monologue or contrasting one-minute song.
A one-minute monologue if auditioning for The Glass Menagerie or Every Brilliant Thing. We may ask you to read sides.
Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition for all roles.
MAMMA MIA
Music and Lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Book by Catherine Johnson
Rehearsals March 5 – 26
Previews & Performances March 27 – April 14
DONNA: Female, 40s. The owner of the Taverna on the Greek island of Kalokairi; Sophie’s mother. She is the former lead singer of ‘Donna and the Dynamos.’ Honest, straight and hard-working, she is the most naturalistic and vulnerable of the characters. Seeking a strong singer-storyteller capable of carrying the show. Principal role.
SOPHIE: Female, 18-25: A very special young woman who is determined to find the romance and happiness she feels eluded her mother. Has an adventurous spirit even though she pursues a conventional marriage. Must be able to move extremely well; Pop Soprano. Principal role.
TANYA: Female, 35-45: A former singer in the “Dynamos.” Rich, sophisticated, acerbic, funny, and witty. Actress who sings. Must be able to move extremely well. Supporting principal role.
ROSIE: Female, 35-45: Also a former singer in the “Dynamos” who now writes for and runs a feminist press. She’s confident, strong, and funny on the outside but shy underneath. Kooky and fun, good comic actress, a bit of a clown. Actress who sings. Must be able to move extremely well. Supporting principal role.
SAM: Male, Baritone, 35-45: Donna’s ex and potential father to Sophie. May be Sophie’s father. Left Donna 20 years ago because he was engaged to another woman. Charming, successful architect. Actor who sings. Should be able to move well. Supporting principal role.
HARRY: Male, High Baritone, Tenor, 35-45: Donna’s ex and potential father to Sophie. British financier, wealthy, buttoned-up, and conservative but trying to reconnect with his freer, youthful self. Must do a very convincing English accent. Also an actor who sings. Should be able to move well. Supporting principal role.
BILL: Male, 35-45: Donna’s ex and potential father to Sophie. A travel writer with no possessions or strings. Good-natured, always ready for adventure. Funny, comedic actor. Should be able to move well. Supporting principal role.
LISA: Female, 18-25: Sophie’s friend who arrives to be a bridesmaid. Very energetic and kooky. Must be able to dance. Featured ensemble role.
ALI: Female, 18-25: Sophie’s friend. Impulsive and fun. Should contrast to Lisa and Sophie. Must be able to dance. Featured ensemble role.
SKY: Male, 20s; Sophie’s fiance. Athletic, attractive – was a successful businessman. Left to help Donna with her taverna and marry Sophie. Featured ensemble role.
PEPPER: Male, Baritone/Tenor, 20s; Sky’s friend. Helps run the hotel. Charming, loves women, always flirting. Must be able to dance. Acrobatic skills a plus. Featured ensemble role.
EDDIE: Male, Baritone/Tenor, 20s; Another friend of Sky and hotel worker. Laid-back, easygoing. Must be able to dance. Featured ensemble role.
ENSEMBLE: Dynamic male and female dancers with vocal range and comedic chops to play the islanders, workers at Donna’s, wedding guests, etc.
NEXT TO NORMAL
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Music by Tom Kitt
Rehearsals May 20 – June 19
Preview & Performances June 20 – 29
DIANA: Female, Mid 30s-40s, strong belt voice. A sexy and sharp housewife; mother to Natalie and Gabe, and wife to Dan; manic-depressive and delusional. She suffers from a worsening bipolar disorder that has been medicated for sixteen years. Seeking a strong singer/actress who capture the audience’s empathy, and can cover the full emotional range that this role requires, including a crucial and deadly sense of humor.
DAN: Male, Mid 30s-40s, high baritone/tenor with a rock sound. Diana’s husband and the father to Gabe and Natalie. An architect, he is handsome and genuine, and perpetually frustrated. He provides a non-ending support for his family as he fights to keep his wife’s mind and illness stable. A belabored, dedicated father, also with a wicked sense of absurdist humor.
GABE: Male, 18-20s, rock tenor with strong falsetto. Diana and Dan’s son, he is dashing, gentle, bright, and playful. He can be both an angel and a demon to his mother, who idolizes him as a superhero.
NATALIE: Female, 18-20s, strong pop/rock belt. Diana and Dan’s daughter. Compelling, attractive in her own unique way, bright, contentious, and trying to be perfect. She is also a classically trained pianist who takes refuge in the practice room. Vocal range (belt/mix to an E).
HENRY: Male, 18-20s, high baritone/tenor. A jazz musician, romantic, stoner, slacker, philosopher king; compelling and charismatic. A classmate of Natalie and eventually her boyfriend, he supports her during one of the roughest times in her life.
MADDEN/DOCTOR FINE: Male, 20s. Diana’s doctor. He is assured, charismatic, a rock star of psychiatry, on the young side of ageless. Vocal range (high baritone/tenor to A with a rock sound).
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
By Tennessee Williams
Rehearsals September 3 – 24
Previews & Performances September 25 – October 6
AMANDA WINGFIELD (The Mother): Female, 40s-50s. An iron butterfly; a proud woman fiercely devoted to her children; still holds onto the ideals of her genteel southern upbringing; girlish and grotesque; narcissistic and loving; sensitive and harsh; a realist while living in the reveries of a life long vanished; charming and manipulative; a survivor.
TOM WINGFIELD (The Son): Male, 20s-30s (30s in the present, 21 in the memory). The narrator of the play; a poet who works in a warehouse; caught between responsibility to his family and following his dreams; explosive, mercurial, lonely, and caring; deeply devoted to his sister; a suffocating dreamer.
LAURA WINGFIELD (The Daughter): Female, early 20s. She is sensitive and painfully shy; a childhood illness has left her physically impaired; retreats from reality through her collection of glass animals; loves her mother and brother; always puts others before herself.
JIM O-CONNOR (The Gentleman Caller): Male, 20s. Tom’s lone friend at the warehouse and former classmate of Laura’s; a nice guy; pleasant in appearance and demeanor; peaked in high school; he is the outside world.
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
By Duncan Macmillan
Rehearsals October 22 – November 6
Previews & Performances November 7 – 10
ACTOR: There is only one actor, any gender, any race, but just one. 20s to 40s. Seeking charming, engaging, warm actor with emotional depth, great comedic timing, and a sensitivity to the subject matter of depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love. Must have the ability to draw an audience in with their honesty and truthful storytelling; able to make an audience feel at home and comfortable. Experience and expertise in improvisation with others would be a vital advantage.
HOLIDAY MUSICAL TBA
Rehearsals November 12 – December 3
Previews & Performances December 4 – 22
SEEKING: Adult actors of all ages to perform in our holiday musical. Due to our licensing agreement, we are not allowed to divulge this title until Spring of 2019.
If you are interested in auditioning on January 14th & 15th, please email a headshot, resume and relevant reel footage to auditions@nullmillmountain.org with ‘NYC AUDITIONS’ in the subject line. In the email submission, please denote if you have local housing (within ~30 miles of Downtown Roanoke) available.
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