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…

Million Dollar Quartet

Tony® Award-nominated musical with a Book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux

Comedy, Musical | Jul 28 – Aug 22

Kicking off the Trinkle MainStage Series is Million Dollar Quartet, the smash-hit musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins together for one unforgettable night. Million Dollar Quartet features a glorious score of rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, R&B, and country hits, performed live…

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…

Meet Me At Mill Mountain: The Podcast

Official MMT Podcast

Podcast | Dec 6 – Dec 31

Mill Mountain Theatre strives to inspire, entertain, enrich, educate, and challenge audiences of Southwest Virginia through high-quality, professional theatrical productions and experiences.   Hosts: Ginger Poole, Billie Aken-Tyers, Kayla Ryan Walsh, Tess Marshall, Christopher Castanho, and Payton Moledor explore all of the buzz words in Mill Mountain Theatre’s mission statement by interviewing incredible guest artists.…

MMT Virtual Homecoming Concert

Concert | Dec 5 – Dec 5

  Enjoy some quality entertainment from the comfort of your own living room with Mill Mountain Theatre’s Virtual Homecoming Concert! Favorite MMT performers from Mamma Mia!, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Next To Normal, and more reprise their beloved roles in this digital concert event on December 5th. In addition to celebrating former…

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Free Streaming of MMT's 2017 Production

Digital Education Content, Young Audiences | Oct 26 – Nov 1

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…

Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical

Book by Melvin Tunstall III, Music by Greg Borowsky & Douglas Lyons, and Lyrics by Douglas Lyons

Family, Musical, Young Audiences | Sep 15 – Oct 9

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…