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.[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, MMT | |
Former names | Mill Mountain Playhouse |
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Address | 1 Market St SE Roanoke, Virginia United States |
Coordinates | 37°16′17″N 79°56′22″W / 37.271477°N 79.939451°W |
Construction | |
Opened | 1964 |
Renovated | 1976 |
Website | |
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Mill Mountain Theatre also has a longstanding relationship with Hollins University and the Hollins Theatre Institute.
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.
Productions
Mill Mountain Theatre classifies its performances into four types: Trinkle Mainstage being traditional plays and musicals; Young Audiences, shows aimed towards children and often written by staff; Waldron Fringe, plays which are often for maturer audiences; and Mill Mountain Music, showcases where various singers perform songs from a particular genre of music.
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
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Trinkle Mainstage | Mamma Mia!
Disney's The Little Mermaid JR The Glass Menagerie Holiday Musical TBA |
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!
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 |
Waldron Fringe | 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 | 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 |
References
- ^ "About". Mill Mountain Theatre. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea Web site