Fun Home

Tony® Award-winning musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori from Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic novel.

Drama, Musical | Jun 22 – Jul 3

When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to explore the intersection of her father’s life and her own unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home. This retrospective look at familial relationships moves between past and present to explore the author’s relationship with her father, her own sexuality,…

Boy Bands Through the Ages

A Staged Concert on the Trinkle MainStage

Concert | May 27 – May 28

From the advent of barbershop quartets to today’s modern megastars, boy bands have defined popular culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. Join Mill Mountain Theatre favorites in this musical celebration of the guy groups we know and love, featuring songs by artists like The Beatles, One Direction, the Backstreet Boys, and BTS. Featuring a…

As You Like It

Romantic comedy by William Shakespeare

Comedy, Young Audiences | May 6 – May 15

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Join the cast of Shakespeare’s As You Like It for this playful production, filled with flirtation, fun disguises, flippant fools, family dysfunction, and some of Shakespeare’s most famous phrases. Follow heroine Rosalind and her sassy friend Celia as they escape the tyrannical…

In The Heights

Tony® Award-winning musical by Quiara AlegrÍa and Lin-Manuel Miranda

Drama, Musical | Apr 13 – Apr 24

Kicking off the 2022 Trinkle MainStage Series is the Tony-Award-winning musical In The Heights. Transporting audiences to a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, this groundbreaking musical tells a universal story of family, hope, and resilience. Bodega owner Usnavi and his friends dream, hope, and work for a brighter future. Written by Broadway’s…

The Cake

"The Cake" is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company

Comedy, Drama | Feb 24 – Mar 6

  When Della, a North Carolina baker and devout Christian, is asked to bake a wedding cake for her best friend’s daughter, she is overjoyed – until she finds out that the bride’s intended is another bride. For the first time in her life, Della is forced to think for herself, examine her deeply-held belief…

Write Stuff! 2022

6th Annual Young Playwright Festival

Staged Reading, Young Audiences | Feb 18 – Feb 19

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…

A Christmas Story

Adapted by Philip Grecian; Based upon the motion picture A Christmas Story, copyright 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, Bob Clark, and In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd.

Comedy, Family | Dec 1 – Dec 23

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! A Christmas Story returns to the Trinkle MainStage for the 2021 holiday season. This play is a witty adaptation of the classic movie we all know and love. All 9-year-old Ralphie Parker wants for Christmas is a genuine Red Ryder BB gun. But mother, teacher, and even the Santa Claus at…

Music of the Crooners

Concert | Oct 29 – Oct 30

Remember some of the most celebrated entertainers of our time at our Music of the Crooners concert. Sit back and enjoy tunes originated by the velvety voices of singers like Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, and more. Pop standards from the Great American Songbook will leave you humming all the way home. Featuring a…

The Botetourt Project at Mill Mountain Theatre

Stories of Exploration, Invention, Love, and Hardship

| Oct 23 – Oct 30

Come celebrate the 250th (+1) anniversary of Botetourt County and its rich history by participating in Mill Mountain Theatre’s live performance event: The Botetourt Project! The cast of this production will spend four weeks creating an original performance that will share stories of exploration, invention, love, and hardship based on first-hand accounts of 19th century…

Legally Blonde The Musical

Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin; Book by Heather Hach

Comedy, Musical | Sep 22 – Oct 17

  OHMIGOD YOU GUYS! Mill Mountain Theatre is excited to announce the second MainStage musical of 2021: Legally Blonde! Legally Blonde The Musical follows the world’s most iconic blonde on a journey of self-discovery from California to Harvard and beyond. Perky, poignant, and most importantly pink, this award-winning musical will have you singing down the…

Monday Night Guest Speaker

Each Monday night the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University and Mill Mountain Theatre present a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist.

| Jun 28 – Jul 26

Each Monday night the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University and Mill Mountain Theatre present a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing the Monday Night Guest Speaker Series will be presented live via Zoom. June 28, 7:30 pm (Eastern) Keiko Shimosato Carreiro – actor,…

Hollins Playwrights Festival of New Works

Each summer at the end of July, we present a three-day event showcasing readings of student work from the Playwright’s Lab.

| Jul 23 – Jul 25

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…

Overnight Sensations

Since 2006, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University has partnered with Mill Mountain Theatre to present a micro-brewed theatre festival.

| Jul 10 – Jul 10

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 8 am the next…

Tomás and the Library Lady

Adapted by José Cruz González from the book by Pat Mora

Family, Musical, Young Audiences | Jun 2 – Jul 2

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…

The Elephant In The Room

One-woman show by Priyanka Shetty

Drama, Special Event | Jun 11 – Jun 12

Unapologetically Indian, The Elephant in the Room is a tumultuous ride through seemingly immiscible cultures, love and loss, issues of race, and the desperation of not belonging anywhere. This one-woman play navigates playwright and performer Priyanka Shetty’s transition from her deeply-embedded roots in India to finding context and common ground in America. The Elephant in the…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Comedy by William Shakespeare

Comedy, Family, Young Audiences | May 8 – May 16

“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…

Write Stuff! 2021

5th Annual Young Playwright Festival

Festival, Staged Reading, Young Audiences | Apr 17 – Apr 17

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…

MMT TV

Digital Education Content | Dec 1 – Dec 31

We are so excited to announce the home for all of our digital educational content: MMT TV! MMT TV provides unlimited access to our FREE digital content from industry professionals, guest instructors, and MMT staff. This educational content is from working theatre professionals all over the country and is for all ages. Content includes: Q&A’s…