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Overnight Sensations

Hollins Theatre

Since 2006, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins 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 preselected cast of local actors. Before 9 a.m. the next morning, […]

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Wednesday Night Lab Readings

Hollins Theatre

July 19: Mag the Gobo by Richie Cannaday These readings, which are early drafts of student-written plays, are presented as part of the Playwright’s Lab course. The reading is followed by a two-tier feedback session. The first tier is based on the Liz Lerman Critical Response, with the playwright taking notes on audience reactions to […]

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Hollins Playwrights Festival of New Works

Mill Mountain Theatre 1 Market Square SE, Roanoke, VA, United States

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. As part of the […]

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No Shame Theatre

Ursula’s Cafe 511 S Jefferson St., Roanoke, VA, United States

No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers, performers, and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late-night venue for original work. We take the first 15 pieces to walk in the door and there are only three rules: pieces must be original (no copyright violations), short […]

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Wednesday Night Lab Readings

Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley

July 26: I Am a Black Woman by Allana Pommier New location: Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley These readings, which are early drafts of student-written plays, are presented as part of the Playwright’s Lab course. The reading is followed by a two-tier feedback session. The first tier is based on the Liz Lerman Critical Response, with […]

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No Shame Theatre

Hollins Theatre

No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers, performers, and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late-night venue for original work. We take the first 15 pieces to walk in the door and there are only three rules: pieces must be original (no copyright violations), short […]

Theatre Production: “Goodnight Moon-The Magical Musical”

Hollins Theatre

Written by Margaret Wise Brown ’32, Adapted for the stage by Chad Henry When: October 6 at 7:30 pm, October 7 at 10 am and 7:30 pm, and October 8 at 2 pm Where: Hollins Theatre Main Stage What: This magical musical stage version of Margaret Wise Brown’s bedtime classic takes us into the imagination […]

Theatre Production: “First-Year Reading-Celebrate Our New Students”

Botetourt Reading Room 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, United States

  When: October 27 and 28 at 7:30 pm Where: Botetourt Reading Room What: A staged reading of The Seven Loves of Audrey Munson: A Mostly True Story, Except for the Parts We Made Up, written by J. Harvey Stone. This one-act play imagines the career of America’s first supermodel, Audrey Munson. It was selected […]

POSTPONED: Theatre Production-“Constellations” by Nick Payne

Hollins Theatre

POSTPONED to February 2024 A Student Thesis Production Directed by Elizabeth McDonald When: December 1 at 7:30 pm, December 2 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm Where: Hollins Theatre Main Stage What: A student-directed production of Constellations by Nick Payne. This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. […]

Winter Festival of New Works: “Randi & Roxanne”

Hollins Theatre

A new romantic comedy. Written by Rachel Graf Evans, directed by Sophia Menconi. How do you know what you really want? And how do you know what’s best for you? January 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm; January 21 at 2 pm. Hollins Theatre For ticket information, contact stropegm1@hollins.edu.

Winter Festival of New Works: “Chrysalis”

Hollins Theatre

A memory play. Written by Gwyneth Strope; directed by Michael Mansfield. Go on, child. You may break, consumed, but you will come out transformed. January 25, 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 pm. January 28 at 2 pm. Hollins theatre. For ticket information, contact stropegm1@hollins.edu.