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{{Infobox theatre|name=Mill Mountain Theatre|former names=Mill Mountain Playhouse|opened=1964|website={{url|millmountain.org}}|address=1 Market St SE|city=[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]], [[Virginia]]|nickname=Mill Mountain, MMT|coordinates={{Coord|37.271477|N|79.939451|W|display=inline,title}}|country=[[United States]]|renovated=1976}}
'''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 re-naming at the Center in the Square in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://millmountain.org/about/|title=About|website=Mill Mountain Theatre|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.millmountaincoffee.com Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea Web site]</ref>
Mill Mountain Theatre also has a longstanding relationship with Hollins University and the Hollins Theatre Institute.
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