Bright Star
Drama, Musical | Sep 13 – Oct 1
Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II,…
Matilda
Comedy, Family, Musical, Young Audiences | Jul 26 – Aug 6
Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Over the course of her first term at school, Matilda and Miss Honey have a profound effect on each other’s lives, as Miss Honey begins not only…
Mad Libs Live!
Comedy, Family, Immersive Theatre, Musical, Young Audiences | Jun 13 – Jul 14
Our story begins at the finals of Teen Superstars, the live TV show that will determine the most popular singing group at Blankville Central High. Virtuosa, Gogo, Geyser, and Merrily seem to have nothing in common – until just before airtime, when they realize that their songs are missing words! In the spirit of…
Charlotte’s Web
Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Young Audiences | May 4 – May 14
Tickets to this production are ‘Pay What You Can’ upon arrival at the theatre and are ineligible to be reserved prior to the performance. Charlotte’s Web will be on MMT’s Waldron Stage at 20 Church Ave SE, Roanoke, VA 24011 “With the right words, you can change the world.” The beloved book, Charlotte’s Web by…
Best of Broadway
Concert, Family, Musical, Special Event | Apr 28 – Apr 29
A 90-minute concert featuring some of your favorite and most well-known Broadway Hits. From Rodgers and Hammerstein to Lin-Manuel Miranda, Best of Broadway covers decades of ballads and bops sung by some of your favorite MMT alums and Staff with guest appearances from local children. Best of Broadway will have you clapping your hands and…
Jersey Boys
Concert, Musical | Mar 15 – Apr 8
With phenomenal music, memorable characters, and great storytelling, JERSEY BOYS follows the fascinating evolution of four blue-collar kids who became one of the greatest successes in pop-music history. Winner of Best Musical at both the Tony Awards® and Olivier Awards®, JERSEY BOYS takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons…
Write Stuff! 2023
Family, Festival, Young Audiences | Feb 24 – Feb 25
MMT’s young playwrights festival returns for its seventh 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. Performance Times: Friday, February 24th at 6:30…
The Dragon Butcher
Festival | Jan 26 – Jan 29
The royal dragon butcher has just been relieved of his duties, and his head. Enter LaCrox, a simple butcher charged with the task of butchering a dragon, and pleasing the queen. The clock is ticking, and LaCrox will have to learn the ropes quickly, or else his head will roll as well. But will the…
Grave Mistakes: A Haunted Rom-Com
Festival | Jan 19 – Jan 21
When Bob dies and starts haunting his son’s attic, he finds it’s already occupied by Eloise, a ghost from the 1920s who isn’t exactly thrilled about sharing her space. Before moving on, Bob desperately tries to get one last message to his son Ray, who may or may not be in love with housemate Molly,…
I Live to Tell
Festival | Jan 12 – Jan 15
“The radiologist wants to speak with you.” That short collection of words sends Elizabeth into a world full of chaos where no place on Earth feels safe. In a deeply personal, generous, and honest conversation with the audience, Elizabeth shares her struggle to maintain her own identity in the midst of a life-changing diagnosis. …
Holiday Inn
Family, Musical | Nov 30 – Dec 23
Based on the 1942 Paramount Pictures film of the same name, Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn tells the story of Jim, who leaves behind the bright lights of show business to settle down in a small farmhouse in Connecticut. His luck takes a spectacular turn when he meets Linda, a spirited schoolteacher with talent to spare.…
Peter & Wendy
Family, Young Audiences | Nov 4 – Nov 13
Fly to Neverland with Peter Pan and Wendy Darling in this new adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s most famous novel. Local student performers will welcome audience members into a world full of mermaids, fairies, and pirates on the Waldron Stage for a performance that will mesmerize patrons of all ages. The original adaptation will also feature…
The Diary of Anne Frank
Drama, Family | Sep 21 – Oct 2
“I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” Thirteen-year-old Anne Frank wrote in her diary to better understand herself and the horrors of being Jewish in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from the pages of history as a living, lyrical,…
Ladies of the 80s!
Concert | Aug 19 – Aug 20
Revisit the big hair and even bigger voices of classic 80s female performing artists in this special two-night-only concert, Ladies of the 80s! Featuring songs made popular by artists like Madonna, Whitney Houston, Stevie Nicks, Janet Jackson, and more, Ladies of the 80s! gives female performers the chance to shine…and rock! With recent changes stemming…
Disney’s High School Musical: One Act Edition
Family, Musical, Young Audiences | Jul 28 – Aug 7
Join Troy, Gabriella, and the students of East High in this smash hit musical based on the Disney Channel movie of the same title. On the first day after winter break at East High, basketball team captain Troy discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just…
Hollins Playwright Festival of New Works
| Jul 22 – Jul 24
Each summer at the end of July, we present a three-day event showcasing readings of student work from the Playwright’s Lab. Normally, these eight readings are minimally staged at Mill Mountain Theatre’s Waldron Stage for the general public and close to a dozen guest professional responders from all over the globe. On Sunday at 8…
Curious George: The Golden Meatball TYA
Musical, Young Audiences | Jun 14 – Jul 14
Join Curious George, the inquisitive, lovable monkey-star of books, movies and the award-winning PBS television show in a brand new musical, touring the Roanoke Valley this summer. Every year on “All-You-Can-Eat Meatball Day,” a day that comes just once a year, George helps his friend, Chef Pisghetti, cook some delicious meatballs and serve them to…
Hollins Overnight Sensations
| Jul 9 – Jul 9
Since 2006, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University has partnered with Mill Mountain Theatre to present a micro-brewed theatre festival. On Friday night six playwrights are randomly paired with six directors, who then randomly draw from a hat a variety of writing prompts and a pre-selected cast of local actors. Before 9 a.m. the next…










