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M.F.A. Dance Performance IV: Mobile Tour

Hollins University Campus 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, United States

M.F.A. Dance Performance IV features a collection of original work in performance and/or choreography by current M.F.A. dance candidates in alternative-site locations on and around the Hollins campus. As part of the thesis capstone research project, performance and dance work featured in this concert highlight a diverse approach to contemporary dance practices, research, and making. […]

2023 Children’s Lit Scholar-in-Residence

Cristina Rhodes, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of English at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches courses on academic writing and ethnic literature. As a Latina and a scholar, much of her research centers on Latinx childhoods from multiple, intersecting perspectives. She studies children’s literature, film/television, ephemera, and other materials that engage Latinx youth and […]

Wednesday Night Lab Readings

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

July 5: Dead Inside, by Tatiana Alexis 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 things […]

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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 […]

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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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Purpose and Power: Women Shaping History

Pre-College program for young women in the Roanoke area –  rising high school juniors and seniors. Provided at no cost to participants, this residential two-week summer intensive will provide an enriching academic experience to students that highlights the depth and breadth of the liberal arts. Through a grant sponsored by The Teagle Foundation, this Knowledge For Freedom program […]

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Writing for Children Intensive: Writing is Rewriting

Hollins University’s graduate programs in children’s literature are renowned for their emphasis on the study, writing, and illustration of work in that field. We also offer one-week intensive workshops for teachers and librarians, aspiring authors and illustrators, and alumnae/i of Hollins’ undergraduate and graduate programs. Whether you want to grow your skills as a picture […]

2023: Children’s Lit Visiting Author-Illustrator

Olivia Stephens is a graphic novelist, illustrator, and writer from the Pacific Northwest. She earned her B.F.A. in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2017. Stephens has created work for a number of sites and publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, and FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. Stephens was a 2019-20 Literary Fellow […]

Wednesday Night Lab Readings

Hollins Theatre

July 12: Hamlet’s Ghost, by Emily Flieschhauer 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 things […]

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