Mill Mountain Theatre

Mill Mountain Theatre (MMT) is a professional equity theatre located in Roanoke, Virginia. Originally opening as Mill Mountain Playhouse as a “not-for-profit, non-Equity resident stock theatre”, the location burned down in 1976, leading to a re-opening and renaming at the Center in the Square in 1983.[1] The theater is named after the nearby Mill Mountain, which is a popular theme for the naming of Roanoke landmarks and organizations, including the Mill Mountain Star, Mill Mountain Zoo, and Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea.[2]

Mill Mountain Theatre
Mill Mountain, MMT
Former namesMill Mountain Playhouse
Address1 Market St SE
Roanoke, Virginia
United States
Coordinates37.271477°N 79.939451°W / 37.271477; -79.939451
Construction
Opened1964
Renovated1976
Website
millmountain.org

Mill Mountain Theatre also has a longstanding relationship with Hollins University and the Hollins Theatre Institute.

From a performance of "Into the Woods JR" in 2016
Picture of Shrek The Musical TYA in Summer 2018

History

In January 2009, Mill Mountain Theater's Board of Directors faced mounted debt by ceasing productions to focus on reorganizing the Theater's business operations. All staff members, with the exception of the director of education were laid off. At the same time MMT's landlord, Center in the Square, undertook a complete renovation, moving MMT into a temporary space.

During the reinvention process, educational classes continued and enrollment doubled, becoming one of the theatre's best sources of income during this time period. Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory (MMTC) also produced a holiday show each year during the reorganization; Annie, Jr. in 2009, Disney's My Son Pinocchio, Geppetto's Musical Tale in December 2010, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever in 2011 and 2012.

In March 2012, MMT produced Greater Tuna on the Waldron Stage, its first professional Equity performance since 2009. On April 24, 2013, Mill Mountain Theatre returned to the Trinkle Main Stage in the newly renovated Center in the Square presenting The Marvelous Wonderettes.

On March 16, 2020, In response to COVID-19, MMT announced that they would be "suspending all programming from March 16 - April 13", preventing their production of "Dreamgirls" from opening on March 25.

Productions

Mill Mountain Theatre classifies its performances into four types: Trinkle Mainstage, traditional plays and musicals; Young Audiences, shows aimed towards children; The Fringe, plays with contemporary themes and for older audiences; and Mill Mountain Music, showcases where various singers perform songs from a particular genre of music. During their 2020 season announcement, Mill Mountain Theatre renamed its Waldron Fringe series to The Fringe, to signify that one of its performances would be put on the Trinkle Stage for the first time, rather than both shows being performed on the Waldron stage.

The 2020 Season Announcement
Mill Mountain Theatre Shows by Year and Type
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Trinkle Mainstage Dreamgirls

The Diary of Anne Frank

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella

Holiday Inn

Mamma Mia!

Disney's The Little Mermaid JR

The Glass Menagerie

The Sound of Music

A Chorus Line

Shrek The Musical TYA

West Side Story

Special Event: A Simple Gift

The Christmas Cup

Moonlight and Magnolias

Willy Wonka JR

Little Shop of Horrors

A Christmas Story

Smokey Joe's Café

Into the Woods JR

The Odd Couple

White Christmas

Young Audiences Write Stuff!

Treasure Island: A New Musical

Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical

Peter and Wendy

Write Stuff!

A Peter Rabbit Tale: A Children's Musical

Romeo and Juliet

Write Stuff!

The Tempest

Mother Goose Tales

A Year with Frog and Toad

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Jungle Book

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

All the World's a Stage

Tall Tales

Aesop's Fables

Poe

The Fringe Cabaret

The Cake

Next to Normal

Every Brilliant Thing

Constellations

The Christians

Spring Awakening

The Mountaintop

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The Little Lion

N/A
Mill Mountain Music Golden Age of Broadway

Music of the Crooners

Music of the 60s

Let's Go to the Movies

An Evening with Andrew Lloyd Webber

A Taste of Country

Acoustic Legends

One Hit Wonders

Best of Broadway: Songs of the 2000s

The Music of Motown

The Music of ABBA

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References

  1. "About". Mill Mountain Theatre. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  2. Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea Web site
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