The Velveteen Rabbit

The classic story by Margery Williams explores the ways love can transform lives. The book, first published in 1922, urges children to consider the philosophical question, “What makes something real?” In 2007, the National Education Association named it one of the top Teacher’s Top 100 Books for Children. MMT’s production will feature student performers, designers, and technicians. As part of MMT’s continuing initiative connecting theatre and literacy, free books will be available for students. Rated: G For Families

Performed on the Waldron Stage at 20 Church Ave, SE.

No Advance Tickets. All tickets are pay what you can and available at the door 30 minutes prior to each performance.

Performance Dates & Times:

Saturday, March 25, 11:00 AM

Saturday, March 25, 2:00 PM

Monday, March 27, 7:00 PM

Friday, March 31, 7:00 PM

Saturday, April 1, 11:00 AM

Saturday, April 1, 2:00 PM

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book, a short play based on the classic stories by Rudyard Kipling, is MMT’s summer outreach production, taking live theatre to unconventional settings, including parks and libraries. This production will feature our 2017 Summer Apprentice Company.

Published in 1894, The Jungle Book is a collection of fables set in the Indian jungle using anthropomorphized animals to teach moral lessons. Widely considered a classic of children’s literature, the stories have been adapted numerous times for both film and stage due to their evocative setting and imaginative characterizations. As part of MMT’s continuing initiative connecting theatre and literacy, these free performances will include complimentary books for children.

Rated: G For Families

Download the full performance calendar to view times and locations.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

It’s Halloween night and Will invites his friends up to the attic to tell spooky stories. When the group of children find a copy of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in an old trunk, they decide to act it out using only things found in the attic. This inventive and theatrical retelling of Washington Irving’s classic story is perfect Halloween fun for the whole family. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, published in 1820, tells the story of Ichabod Crane and his attempt to win the heart of his love, Katrina Van Tassel. This comical and ghostly tale follows Crane through the town of Sleepy Hollow, NY, where he is visited by a mysterious ghost, the Headless Horseman.

The play is appropriate for middle and high school students, and this production will feature student performers, designers, and technicians. The Pay What You Can performances will include distribution of free books to students, as part of our initiative connecting theatre to literacy.

Rated: PG for scary content

Performed on the Waldron Stage at 20 Church Ave, SE.

Saturday October 21 – 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Wednesday October 25 – 7:00pm
Friday October 27th – 7:00pm
Saturday October 28th – 2:00pm & 7:00pm

All tickets are pay what you can and only available 30 minutes prior to each performance.

Write Stuff!

MMT’s program to encourage young playwrights culminates in staged productions of the winning scripts.

Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory proudly presents Write Stuff! for it’s 2nd Annual Festival.

This playwriting competition was open to local middle & high school students who submitted their original ten-minute play. The pieces were then read and three were selected by a panel of professional artists to be presented as staged readings on February 10, 2018 at 2:00pm on the Waldron Stage. Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory students and other local talent will act in the staged readings directed by Mill Mountain Theatre staff. Write Stuff! serves to connect Mill Mountain Theatre’s expanding education programming with its historical and ongoing commitment to new play development.

The winning plays this year are:

Job Switch by Mikayla Parker

Auditions by By Caroline Westphalen

Little Sacrifices by Caroline Moledor

Performance and presentation of winning plays will be February 10th, 2018 at 2:00pm on MMT’s Waldron Stage. All tickets are pay-what-you-can and only available 30 min prior to the performance.

Mother Goose Tales

When siblings Jack & Jill decide they’re too old for bedtime stories, they suddenly are whisked away to a strange land and have to find their way home. On their journey they meet Nursery Rhyme characters: the Itsy Bitsy Spider, Little Bo Peep, Humpty Dumpty and more, who lead them to the Queen: Mother Goose, who will help them get back home!

A collection of well-known fairy tales and nursery rhymes will come to life in song and pantomime. Children from MMT’s Conservatory will perform these classic tales for other children. In conjunction with this production, MMT will distribute free books to student audience members, as part of our initiative connecting theatre to literacy.

Performed on the Waldron Stage at 20 Church Ave, SE.

Saturday, May 5th, 11am & 1pm
Saturday May 12th, 11am & 1pm

All tickets are pay what you can and only available 30 minutes prior to each performance.

The Tempest

Sorcerers, sprites and spirits meet villains, and monsters, and kings in Shakespeare’s tragicomedy set on a remote island complete with a shipwreck. Romance and a raging storm end in revelations, redemption and marriage as Shakespeare’s plays so often do.

MMT’s shortened adaptation of the original script, an excellent introduction to Shakespeare for Middle and High School students, will be acted by MMT Conservatory students. In conjunction with this production, MMT will distribute free books to student audience members, as part of our initiative connecting theatre to literacy.

Performed on the Waldron Stage at 20 Church Ave, SE.

Saturday, May 5th, 3pm
Sunday, May 6th, 3pm
Wednesday, May 9th, 7pm
Saturday, May 12th, 3pm

All tickets are pay what you can and only available 30 minutes prior to each performance.

A Year With Frog And Toad

This charming musical, the first children’s show to reach Broadway, is a year in the life of two amphibian friends and a host of other woodland characters. Songs about flying, swimming and sledding will take young audiences into a fantasy forest of new friends and adventures. MMT will perform this show around the region at schools, libraries, parks and neighborhood venues to delight families. Admission is free and, MMT will distribute free books to student audience members, as part of our initiative connecting theatre to literacy.

Performance Schedule:

Saturday, June 2nd- 10am: Heights Community Church
Wednesday, June 6th- 11am: Downtown Roanoke, Market Square
Friday, June 8th- 10:30am: Williamson Road Library
Saturday, June 9th- 10am: Elmwood Park
Monday, June 11th- 10am: Glenvar Branch Library
Wednesday, June 13th- 11am: Downtown Roanoke, Market Square
Thursday, June 14th- 10am: Hollins Branch Public Library
Friday, June 15th- 10am: Vinton Branch Public Library
Tuesday, June 19th- 10:30am: Gainsboro Branch Library
Wednesday, June 20th- 11am: Downtown Roanoke, Market Square
Thursday, June 21st- 10:30am: Raleigh Court Library
Saturday, June 23rd- 10am: Countryside Park
Tuesday, June 26th- 3pm: South County Library
Wednesday, June 27th- 3pm: Jackson Park Library
Friday, June 29th- 10am: Salem Public Library
Saturday, June 30th- 10am: Heights Community Church

All performances are free admission with seating 30 minutes before.

Click here to print the performance schedule for: A Year With Frog & Toad

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Write Stuff!

MMT’s young playwrights festival Write Stuff! returns for its third year. Three plays were selected by a panel of readers from submissions to be produced as staged readings and performed by MMT Conservatory Students.

Winning plays are:

One Date by Caroline Moledor

Monologue by Zachary Conklin

Lucas by Tura Furrow-Scott, Addison Carmen, & Jonas Tyree

Tickets are only available 30 minutes prior to each performance and are pay what you can.

A Peter Rabbit Tale: A Children’s Musical

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 this show around the region at schools, libraries, parks and neighborhood venues to delight families.

Admission is free and, MMT will distribute free books to student audience members, as part of our initiative connecting theatre to literacy.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Saturday, June 1st- 10am: Heights Community Church
Monday, June 3rd- 3pm: The Glebe
Wednesday, June 5th- 11am: Downtown Roanoke, Market Square
Saturday, June 8th- 10am: Elmwood Park
Monday, June 10th- 10am: Vinton Branch Library
Wednesday, June 12th- 11am: Downtown Roanoke, Market Square
Thursday, June 13th- 10am: Glenvar Library
Monday, June 17th- 10am: South County Library
Tuesday, June 18th- 10am: Salem Library
Wednesday, June 19th- 11am: Downtown Roanoke, Market Square
Thursday, June 20th- 10:30am: Roanoke Main Library
Friday, June 21st- 10am: Preston Park
Saturday, June 22nd- 10:30am: Belmont Library (Formerly Jackson Park Library)
Tuesday, June 25th- 3pm: Hollins Branch Library
Friday, June 28th- 10:30am: Gainsboro Library
Saturday, June 29- 10am: Countryside Park
Monday, July 8th- 10:30am: Williamson Road Library
Saturday, July 13th- 10am: Heights Community Church

Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR

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” 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.

This production showcases our Conservatory youth talent and is presented on the Trinkle MainStage as a part of our Young Audience Series.

Romeo and Juliet

All public performances of Romeo & Juliet are on Mill Mountain Theatre’s Waldron Stage: 20 Church Avenue SE, Roanoke, VA.

William Shakespeare’s classic tale of Romeo and Juliet is re-envisioned in an imaginative and theatrical adaptation on the Waldron Stage. Shakespeare’s most famous play of love, family feuds, and inevitable tragedy takes on a new life with local youth performers. Romeo and Juliet is appropriate for middle and high school students, and this production will feature student performers, designers, and technicians. The Pay-What-You-Can performances will include the distribution of free books to students, as part of our initiative connecting theatre to literacy.

Tickets are only available 30 minutes prior to each performance and are pay what you can.

Performances:

Saturday, October 19th: 7:30pm
Sunday, October 20th: 2pm
Thursday, October 24th: 7:30pm
Friday, October 25th: 7:30pm
Saturday, October 26th: 2pm & 7:30pm

Student Matinees:

Wednesday, October 23rd: 10am
Thursday, October 24th: 10am
Friday, October 25th: 10am

*If you would like to bring a school group to a performance of Romeo and Juliet please contact Emma Gwin at emma@nullmillmountain.org

Write Stuff! 2020

Write Stuff!, MMT’s young playwrights festival, returns for its fourth year! MMT’s program to encourage young playwrights culminates in readings and staged readings of the winning scripts.

6 plays have been selected to be workshopped this year. 3 plays will receive readings and 3 will be produced in a staged reading format, all performed by Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory students.

Reading Series

True Love, by Gracie Ridings, shares the story of Sandy, a sixteen-year-old girl who is told by a psychic that she will meet her Aquarius true-love within the current moon cycle. Will Sandy meet the man of her dreams? Her best friend Minty will stop at nothing to see Sandy carried off into the sunset!

Okay, by Caroline Moledor, is a coming of age story, exploring the inner struggle of making friends and feeling like you belong. Follow Sam on her journey of growing up and becoming more comfortable in her own skin.

Café Amor, by Serena Fick and Anna Clare Fleenor, is a hilarious and farcical tale set in Victorian-era France. Forbidden romance, baguettes, and a poodle fill the Café Amor and run rampant with all of the creative characters that inhabit it.

Staged Reading Series

LoveFiguratively, by Conner Hunt, explores the chaotic world of speed dating. Join James Smith, a 34-year-old who enjoys fast food dinners and short runs on the treadmill, as he meets a menagerie of kooky characters. Will James find love or just continue to pick up the crazies?

The Third Wheels, by Ava Lazar, sheds light on the rivalry between the Prom Decor Club and the RPG (role-playing-games) club at the local high school. What starts out as an initiation prank between two students blossoms into a beautiful relationship.

Apple Apocalypse, by James Moledor, is an alternate-reality story when all apples have been banned from the world. Young Mack Intosh goes on a vendetta to see that apples are reinstated, and he hopes to make his Granny Smith proud.

The presentation of the winning plays will take place on February 22nd, 2020 at 7:00pm on MMT’s Waldron Stage.

Tickets to Write Stuff! 2020 are Pay What You Can and only available 30 minutes prior to performance time.

Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical

Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical will be released for FREE on September 15th in honor of National Online Learning Day, and runs until October 9th on Broadway on Demand. Click the ticket button above to register for your FREE access link!

8-year-old Lily Polkadot just moved to the “Squares Only” small town of Rockaway, and is the first Polkadot in an all Square school. Experiencing everything from daily bullying to segregated drinking fountains, Lily feels hopeless until she meets Sky, a shy Square boy whose curiosity for her unique polkadot skin blooms into an unexpected friendship. Inspired by Civil Rights pioneers Ruby Bridges and The Little Rock Nine, Polkadots serves as a colorful history lesson for the world, reminding us that our differences make us awesome, not outcasts. Admission is free to this digital production, and MMT will steam through Broadway on Demand.

After consultation with leading health officials in the Roanoke Valley, and in conjunction with CDC and VDH recommendations, the theatre has developed safety protocols that will help keep staff & performers safe throughout the process. Learn more here.

Free Study Guide

We have created a free study guide to accompany student’s viewing of the production.

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Digital Playbill

Check out our specialty playbill which gives a behind the scenes look at the production.

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Mill Mountain Theatre is excited to revisit a show from our 2017 Season. The streamed production will include the theatre’s archival footage of the show along with an exclusive actor talkback, hearing from the actors three years later about their favorite memories from working on the production. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow will be available for free to the public from October 26 – November 1 on MMT’s YouTube Channel.

It’s Halloween night and Will invites his friends up to the attic to tell spooky stories. When the children find a copy of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in an old trunk, they decide to act it out using things found in the attic. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, published in 1820, tells the story of Ichabod Crane and his attempt to win the heart of the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel. This comical and ghostly tale follows Crane through the town of Sleepy Hollow, NY, where he is visited by a mysterious ghost, the Headless Horseman. This inventive and theatrical retelling of Irving’s classic story is perfect Halloween fun for the whole family.

Write Stuff! 2021

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MMT’s young playwrights festival returns for its fifth anniversary! Write Stuff! encourages local middle & high school playwrights to submit their short scripts and culminates in readings of selected scripts. The winning plays will be brought to life by professional directors and Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory students in this Pay What You Can performance.

Write Stuff! will be streamed via YouTube Premieres at 7pm on April 17, 2021. Pay What You Can; no reservation necessary.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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“Lord what fools these mortals be!” Audience members of all ages will escape to the enchanted forest in Shakespeare’s most beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, where a feuding fairy king and queen cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. What could possibly go wrong? All performances will be set outdoors in this innovative production, bringing the Bard’s classic comedy to life. This Pay What You Can performance will include the distribution of free books to students as part of our initiative connecting theatre to reading and literacy.

May 8 at 6 pm
May 9 at 2 pm
May 14 at 6 pm
May 15 at 2 pm and 6 pm
May 16 at 2 pm

*Seating will not be provided.

All performances will take place on the front lawn of Heights Community Church (2014 Memorial Ave SW, Roanoke, VA 24015).

In case of inclement weather, the performance will be moved to the Trinkle Mainstage. Check MMT social media for updates.

(1 Market St SE, Roanoke, VA 24011).

Pay What You Can; no reservation necessary.

Tomás and the Library Lady

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Adapted from the beloved book by the same name, this charming bilingual play with music follows the story of Tomás Rivera, the son of an immigrant farmworker, as he discovers a surprising world of possibility inside his local library, thanks to a special librarian. This inspirational, theatrical biography proves that reading and respect can make anything possible. MMT will perform this free production across the valley to delight families and will distribute free books to student audience members as part of our initiative connecting theatre to literacy.

Touring Locations

*Note not all locations will provide seating so please plan accordingly.

Wednesday, June 2nd

Miercoles, Junio 2nd

10:00 a.m.

Market Square

1 Market Square SE, Roanoke, VA 24011

Wednesday, June 9th

Miercoles, Junio 9th

10:00 a.m.

Market Square

1 Market Square SE, Roanoke, VA 24011

Monday, June 14th

Lunes, Junio 14th

10:00 a.m.

Belmont Library

1101 Morningside Street SE, Roanoke, VA 24013

Wednesday, June 16th

Miercoles, Junio 16th

10:00 a.m.

Melrose Library

2502 Melrose Ave, Suite D, Roanoke, VA

Saturday, June 19th

Sabado, Junio 19th

10:00 a.m.

Elmwood Park

706 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24011

Monday, June 21st

Lunes, Junio 21st

10:00 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

Main Library (10:00 a.m.)

706 S. Jefferson Street SE, Roanoke, VA 24016

Gainsboro Library (2:00 p.m.)

15 Patton Avenue NW, Roanoke, VA 24016

Wednesday, June 23rd

Miercoles, Junio 23rd

10:00 a.m.

Raleigh Court Library

2112 Grandin Road SW, Roanoke, VA 24015

Saturday, June 26th

Sabado, Junio 26th

10:30 a.m.

Heights Community Church

2014 Memorial Avenue SW, Roanoke, VA 24015

Monday, June 28th

Lunes, Junio 28th

10:00 a.m.

Williamson Road Library

3837 Williamson Road NW, Roanoke, VA 24012

Wednesday, June 30th

Miercoles, Junio 30th

10:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

Smith Mountain Lake Library (10:30 a.m.)

13641 Moneta Road, Moneta, VA 24121

Bedford Central Public Library (2:00 p.m.)

321 N. Bridge Street, Bedford, VA 24523

Thursday, July 1st

Jueves, Julio 1st

10:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

Montvale Library (10:30 a.m.)

11575 Lynchburg Salem Tpk, Montvale, VA 24122

Stewartsville Libary (2:00 p.m.)

45 Cascade Drive, Vinton, VA 24179

Friday, July 2nd

Viernes, Julio 2nd

10:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

Big Island Library (10:30 a.m.)

1111 Schooldays Road, Big Island, VA 24526

Forest Library (2:00 p.m.)

15583 Forest Road, Forest, VA 24551

Write Stuff! 2022

MMT’s young playwrights festival returns for its sixth anniversary! Write Stuff! encourages local middle & high school playwrights to share their work and culminates in readings of selected scripts. The winning scripts will be performed by Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory students in this Pay What You Can performance.

Mask-wearing will be required for all MMT patrons including children under age 12 regardless of vaccination status. We cannot promise all parties will be spaced 6 feet apart. If you are concerned with spacing, you may arrive at the theatre 30 minutes prior to the show and we will do our best to seat you at a distance. MMT will follow all CDC and VDH guidelines at the time of performance.

This show will be presented on Mill Mountain Theatre’s Waldron Stage at 7:30 P.M. on February 18th and 19th.

Performance Dates & Times:

Performance Schedule:

Listen to the original cast recording:

Winning plays are:

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Performances:

Student Matinees:

Reading Series

Staged Reading Series

Free Study Guide

Digital Playbill

LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING:

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