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  • Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Cheryl Graeff

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

    Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is: CHERYL GRAEFF – FACULTY, GUEST SPEAKER, AND FESTIVAL RESPONDENT Graeff is a proud member of Actor’s Equity and SAG-AFTRA has toured throughout the UK […]

  • Lab Readings: “Twenty Something Teenager” by David Veatch

    Hollins Theatre

    Each Wednesday evening, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading. July 3, 10, 17, 24 #1: Twenty Something Teenager by David Veatch Theatre, Upstairs Studio

  • 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), […]

  • Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Nicholas Piper

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

    Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is: NICHOLAS PIPER: GUEST SPEAKER Piper is the associate artistic director of Barter Theatre in charge of new play development as well as a director and […]

  • Lab Reading: “Anamnesis” by Michael Tobin

    Hollins Theatre

    Each Wednesday evening, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading. July 10, 17, 24 #2: Anamnesis by Michael Tobin Theatre, Upstairs Studio

  • 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), […]

  • Overnight Sensations

    Hollins Theatre

    Since 2006, Hollins University’s Playwright’s Lab and Mill Mountain Theatre have partnered to bring this popular event to Roanoke. Six playwrights are randomly paired with six directors, who are then draw from a hat one of six casts made up of six actors. Then they draw random prompts to find out what the genre, theme, […]

  • Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Ruth Margraff

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

    Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is: RUTH MARGRAFF – FACULTY, GUEST SPEAKER, AND FESTIVAL RESPONDENT Margraff has been called a leader in the American avant-garde for her “audaciously original” (Moscow Times) […]

  • 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), […]

  • Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Bonnie Metzgar

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

    Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is: BONNIE METZGAR – GUEST SPEAKER Metzgar is a playwright, screenwriter, director, producer, and core visiting faculty with The Playwright’s Lab at Hollins. In January 2020, […]

  • Lab Reading: “Back Porch Play” by Adrian Lee Bush

    Hollins Theatre

    Each Wednesday evening, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading. July 24 #4: Back Porch Play by Adrian Lee Bush Theatre, Upstairs Studio

  • 2024 Playwrights Festival

    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 for the general public and close to a dozen guest professional responders from all over the globe. As part of the festival, there […]

  • 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), […]

  • Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Addae Moon

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

    Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is: ADDAE MOON – GUEST SPEAKER Moon is an Atlanta based playwright, dramaturg, director, and cultural worker. He is the associate artistic director at Theatrical Outfit […]

  • Lab Reading: “Our Family in the Stars” by Katie Oler

    Hollins Theatre

    Each Wednesday evening, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading. #5: Our Family in the Stars by Katie Oler Theatre, Upstairs Studio  

  • 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), […]