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  • Summer Term Begins

    Classes will be in session for Hollins summer graduate programs. Juneteenth, the national holiday, is recognized today at Hollins.  

  • Artist Talk III: Angelica Salazar

    Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

    Angelica Salazar is a native of Mexico City, Mexico. She earned a B.F.A. from The National Institute of Fine Arts and danced with Ballet Teatro del Espacio before moving to NYC, where she studied at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School. Salazar was invited to join The Ailey II Dance Company, where she performed […]

  • Artist Talk IV: Russell Clarke

    Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

    Russell Clarke is an artist and educator currently residing in Massachusetts. Following his graduation from The Royal Ballet School in 2017, he moved to the U.S. to begin his professional career with Ballet Arizona. Highlights from his time with the company include principal roles in Don Quixote, Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia, Ib Andersen’s Symphonie Classique, and George Balanchine’s La Valse. […]

  • Faculty Chalk Talk with Illustrator Mark Braught

    The fi­rst 10 years of Mark Braught’s career were spent on the other side of the table as a designer, art director, and creative director. Since then, he has created images for some of the best-known advertising agencies, publishers, corporations, and design fi­rms, with recognition by the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts Magazine, and others. His illustrations […]

  • M.F.A. Dance Faculty/Staff Performance

    Hollins Theatre

    The Faculty and Staff Performance Concert features choreographic and performance work of faculty, staff, and interns engaged with the Hollins M.F.A. dance 2023 summer gathering. Creative work is diverse, eclectic, and represents the amazing artistic talent of the Hollins summer gathering community.

  • No Shame Theatre

    Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley

    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 […]

    Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/

  • Summer Visit Day

    Designed for rising juniors and seniors in high school, our Summer Visit Day provides a perfect first look at the Hollins campus. Connect with Hollins students, tour our beautiful campus, and receive an overview of topics including academic programs, admission, experiential learning opportunities such as internships and study abroad, and financial aid. Register by clicking […]

    Website: https://www.hollins.edu/summer-visit-day-registration/

  • M.F.A. Dance Performance III

    Hollins Theatre

    M.F.A. Dance Performance III features a collection of original work in performance and/or choreography by current M.F.A. dance candidates. 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.

  • Writing Intensive: The Path to Publication

    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 Writer-in-Residence

    Rosemary Wells is the award-winning author and illustrator of more than 125 published books for young readers, ranging in age level from picture books to teen, both fiction and nonfiction. Her work has been translated into 12 languages. Some of her best-known works include the ongoing series Max and Ruby, with 22+ published books and a children’s […]

  • Artist Talk V: Bobby Wesner

    Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

    Bobby Wesner is the artistic/executive/founding director of Neos Dance Theatre (NDT), a choreographer, dancer, artist, and educator. He has served on faculty at Oberlin College, Belhaven University, and The University of Akron. He was awarded three ‘Knight Art Challenge’ awards, Ohio Arts Council project support, a Dance/U.S.A. scholarship, and a fellowship from Hollins. Wesner has […]

  • Wednesday Night Lab Readings

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

    June 28: Do Not Go Gentle, by Robert Watts 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 […]

    Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/

  • Author Amanda Cockrell

    Amanda Cockrell is the author of Coyote Weather, a novel of “new adults” finding their way through the turbulence of the Vietnam War era; Pomegranate Seed, a novel of the Hollywood blacklist; and the young adult novel What We Keep Is Not Always What Will Stay. As Damion Hunter she is the author of eight novels of Roman myth […]

  • No Shame Theatre

    Main Building

    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 […]

    Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/

  • 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 […]

    Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/

  • 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 […]

    Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/

  • 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, […]

    Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/

  • 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 […]

    Website: https://www.hollins.edu/academics/continuing-education-camps/knowledge-for-freedom-kff-summer-program/

  • 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 […]

    Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/

  • Author Lesléa Newman

    Lesléa (pronounced “Lez-LEE-uh”) Newman has created 80 books for readers of all ages, including the teen novel-in-verse October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard. Recent picture books include The Babka Sisters, The Fairest in the Land, I Can Be….ME!, Sparkle Boy, and Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story. Her classic story Heather Has Two Mommies, the first children’s book to portray lesbian families in […]

  • 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 […]

    Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/