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Holiday Inn at Mill Mountain Theatre

Irving Berlin’s Holiday inn features classic holiday music such as “White Christmas.” Join us Nov. 30 – Dec. 23

Christmas shopping doesn’t need to be stressful. This holiday season, make a beautiful memory and embrace the holiday season with Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn.

Fans of the 1942 film of the same name from Paramount Pictures and newcomers, will love the stage version even more! Bundle up with your closest friends and family with this holiday classic, Holiday Inn at Mill Mountain Theatre’s Trinkle MainStage. Experience the warming thrill of Irving Berlin’s classic songs such as “White Christmas,” “Steppin’ Out With My Baby,” “Blue Skies” and more! 

This timeless comedy features thrilling tap dances, joyous music and more. This story follows Jim who ditches the bright lights of show business to settle down in a small Connecticut farmhouse. His world takes a spectacular turn when he meets a talented teacher named Linda. Will Jim salvage his last chance at love?

“We’ve been in the memory-making business for nearly sixty years.” Said Ginger Poole, Producing Artistic Director. “We are excited to invite families and friends back to the theatre for a long-standing holiday tradition at Mill Mountain Theatre. Our holiday shows are a part of what makes the holiday season for many of our patrons so special.”

Mill Mountain Theatre has brought talent from all over the country to tell this outstanding story. In addition to Mill Mountain Theatre’s resident creative team, returning is Legally Blonde’s Kristen Brooks Sandler, who will be directing Holiday Inn

Additional creative team members for Holiday Inn include Ginger Poole, Producing Artistic Director; Peppy Biddy*, Production Stage Manager; Erin Markham*, Assistant Stage Manager; Christopher D. Littlefield, Music Director; Marissa Danielle Duricko, Costume Designer; Jimmy Ray Ward, Scenic Designer; Bill Webb, Lighting Designer; and Matt Shields, Director of Production.

Holiday Inn will also feature a live orchestra directed by Littlefield. The orchestra will feature Roanoke residents, JT Fauber, Mike Havens, Evin Bowman and Teresa Hedrick. 

*Appearing Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.


Holiday Inn begins performances on November 30th and runs through December 23rd on the Trinkle MainStage. Tickets can be purchased online at millmountain.org or by calling the box office at 540-342-5740. 

Sponsors for Holiday Inn at Mill Mountain Theatre include Avis Construction Company, Better Sofas, B.J. Preas, Brandon Oaks Retirement Community, Business Solutions Inc., Carolina Connection, Claytor/Wirt Associates, Elk Hill Advisors, Entré Computer Center, Freedom First Credit Union, Frith Anderson and Peake, Gentry Locke Attorneys, Howell’s Motor Freight Inc., Jewell Machinery, John H. and Michelle S. Higginbotham Family Foundation, The Liberty Trust Hotel, Lunsford a Trustpoint Company, MarshMcLennan Agency, Mast General Store, Member One Federal Credit Union, Miller Long & Associates, Oakey’s Funeral Service and Crematory, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Skyline Capital Strategies, Roanoke Animal Hospital, Roanoke Gas Co., Roanoke Valley Orthodontics, Skyline National Bank, Spilman Thomas & Battle, Steel Dynamics Inc. and The Candy Store. Grantors include National Endowment for the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, Center in the Square, Radio IQ WVTF, Theatre Communications Group, Actors’ Equity Association and Blue Star Theatres.
“Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company.

A Christmas Story is BACK at Mill Mountain Theatre

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Get your Christmas lists together and join 9-year-old Ralphie this holiday season! Returning from Mill Mountain Theatre’s 2017 season is, A Christmas Story

Celebrate the holiday season with Mill Mountain Theatre! Based on the popular movie of the same name, A Christmas Story is the perfect way to kick off your holiday spirit!

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 Higbee’s Department Store tell him the same thing: “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” Follow Ralphie’s quest for the gift of his dreams, all while enjoying some favorite elements from the movie: Scut Farkas, the school bully, the Bumpus hounds and the turkey, Flick’s tongue on the icy lamppost, and the Old Man’s leg lamp. Don’t miss this sensational holiday hit on the Trinkle MainStage from December 1st – 23rd. 

A Christmas Story will bring back local favorites including, Timothy Booth*, Scott Watson* and Julia VanderVeen*. Additionally, filling the younger roles in this production includes Mill Mountain Theatre’s Conservatory students, Calan Johnson, Kayla Ryan Walsh, Belle McNamara, Jack Swank, Emily Mower, Drew D’Allasendro, Eve McLoney Will McLoney and Griffin Shaver. 

Broadway’s Timothy Booth returns to Roanoke after Mill Mountain Theatre’s 2019 production of Mamma Mia! and reprises his role in A Christmas Story after MMT’s 2017 production. His Broadway credit includes various roles in Mamma Mia! Mr. Booth has also toured the United States of America in the national tours of Mamma Mia! and She Loves Me.

Griffin Shaver also returns from the 2017 production of A Christmas Story. This time around, he will serve as the Junior Associate Director and as the male swing for this production. Mr. Shaver is also a member of Mill Mountain Theatre’s Conservatory program, which teaches performers of all ages theatrical arts through a wide range of courses. 

This cast is backed by an all-star creative team with Director and Producing Artistic Director, Ginger Poole. Junior Associate Director Griffin Shaver, Stage Management by Bill Muñoz*, Assistant Stage Management by Kailey Absher*, Scenic Design by Jimmy Ray Ward, Lighting Design by Bill Webb, Props and Technical Direction by Matt Shields, Costume Designs by Jessica Gaffney and Sound Engineering by Savannah Woodruff. 

Don’t get your tongue stuck, and make sure you secure your tickets to this show the entire family will be sure to enjoy! A Christmas Story will be the final show in Mill Mountain Theatre’s 2021 season and will certainly be a show you will not want to miss! 

*Appearing Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.


Sponsors for A Christmas Story at Mill Mountain Theatre include American National Bank & Trust Company, Avis Construction, Better Sofas, Business Solutions, The Candy Story, Claytor/Wirt and Associates, Elk Hill Advisors, FreedomFirst, Gentry Locke Attorneys, Lunsford, A Trustpoint Company; Mast General Store, MemberOne, Miller, Long & Associates, Inc., Oakey’s Funeral Home, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Roanoke Animal Hospital, B.J. Preas, Roanoke Valley Orthodontics, Rutherfoord, A Marsh & Lennan Agency; Skyline National Bank and Steel Dynamics. Grantors include National Endowment for the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, Center in the Square, Radio IQ WVTF, Theatre Communications Group, Actors’ Equity Association and Blue Star Theatres.

A Christmas Story will be performed in-person on the Trinkle MainStage from December 1st – 23rd. Tickets are $20-38 for performances and $15-25 for preview performances. Tickets can be purchased online at millmountain.org or by calling 540-342-5740. 

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