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Get the chance to write your own show this summer and watch your words come to life on stage!

Mill Mountain Theatre presents “Mad Libs Live!” a tour, traveling across the greater Roanoke Valley. Audiences will get to make each show different by controlling the show’s lines – just like in the famous “Mad Libs” book series.

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 the “World’s Greatest Word Game,” our gang fills in the blanks with words from the audience! This truly interactive musical changes at every performance – thanks to you! Will GoGo get the girl? Will Geyser make new friends? Will Merrily come out of her shell? Will Virtuosa get out of the spotlight? And who will be the next Teen Superstars?? There is only one way to find out: Mad Libs Live!

The cast of “Mad Libs Live” will feature collegiate performers from all over the country and will welcome Roanoke as their home for just over a month.

“Mad Libs Live” is part of Mill Mountain Theatre’s initiative to connect theatre to literacy. Free books will be available for audience members to take throughout the performance.

Performances for “Mad Libs Live!” will take place from June 13th through July 14th touring the Roanoke Valley. Tickets for this event are free. For more information and tour locations, visit millmountain.org

Sponsors and grantors include Dunkenberger-Waskey Group at Morgan Stanley, American National Bank & Trust Company, Boxley Materials, Carilion Clinic, Cary Street Partners, Cox Communications, Davis H. Elliot Company, Member One Federal Credit Union, Nancy Ruth Patterson, Punch Boutique, TheRoanokeStar.com, Center in the Square, National Endowment for the Arts and Virginia Commission for the Arts.

The true story of triumph, history, hope, resilience and a legacy comes to the Trinkle MainStage.

Mill Mountain Theatre is bringing plays back to the Trinkle MainStage since 2019’s Glass Menagerie with one of the most important stories ever written, The Diary of Anne Frank. The Diary of Anne Frank was originally a part of MMT’s 2020 season, however, the show was not produced alongside the rest of the 2020 season due to COVID-19. This play was last performed nearly 60 years ago on an MMT stage.

“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, and intensely gifted young girl. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, The Diary of Anne Frank captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence—their fear, their laughter, their grief, and their hope. This adaptation breathes new life into this iconic tale.

“Mill Mountain Theatre reintroduced The Diary of Anne Frank to our 2022 season due to its significance and importance.” Said Ginger Poole, the Producing Artistic Director at Mill Mountain Theatre. “This show is incredibly powerful and crucial that we tell it on our stage.”

Over the years, Mill Mountain Theatre has strived to connect theatre to literacy, telling important stories and highlighting their impacts on stage. Connecting theatre to literacy has continued to be an important part of MMT’s mission.

The Diary of Anne Frank begins performances on September 21st and runs through October 2nd on the Trinkle MainStage. Tickets can be purchased online at millmountain.org or by calling the box office at 540-342-5740. Reduced special ticket pricing for school groups for 10:00 a.m. student matinees on 9/28 and 9/29. Contact the box office for more information.

Sponsors and grantors for The Diary of Anne Frank include Business Solutions; The Candy Store; Dominion Risk Advisors; Hope of Israel Congregation; The Sam and Marion Golden Helping Hand Federation; The Liberty Trust; The W.E. McGuire Foundation; Pinnacle Financial Partners; B.J. Preas; Roanoke Jewish Foundation; Skyline National Bank; National Endowment for the Arts; Virginia Commission for the Arts; Center in the Square; Theatre Communications Group; Actors’ Equity Association; and Blue Star Theatres.

“The Diary of Anne Frank” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc., A Concord Theatricals Company.

Mad Libs Live: Touring Southwest Virginia

Mill Mountain Theatre Presents The Diary of Anne Frank

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