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[[Image:Csquarefront.JPG|thumb|Center In the Square building front where the theater is located.]] |
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'''Mill Mountain Theatre''' is a theater located at its Center in the Square<sup>1</sup> facility on the Market Square in downtown [[Roanoke, Virginia]], in the [[United States of America]]. 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<sup>2</sup>. |
'''Mill Mountain Theatre''' is a theater located at its Center in the Square<sup>1</sup> facility on the Market Square in downtown [[Roanoke, Virginia]], in the [[United States of America]]. 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<sup>2</sup>. |
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== Early history == |
== Early history == |
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[[Image:woods08.jpg|thumb|Photo from a 2008 "Into the Woods" performance.]] |
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In 1964, two [[New York]] producers established a [[summer stock theater]] in a vacant resort inn on the highest point in [[Roanoke, Virginia]]. Soon dubbed Mill Mountain Playhouse, the company underwent a series of institutional changes, finally incorporating as a not-for-profit, non-Equity resident stock theatre. When the original Playhouse burned down in 1976, the company moved to the recently re-opened Grandin Theatre<sup>3</sup>, an old movie house in an established neighborhood.<sup>4</sup> |
In 1964, two [[New York]] producers established a [[summer stock theater]] in a vacant resort inn on the highest point in [[Roanoke, Virginia]]. Soon dubbed Mill Mountain Playhouse, the company underwent a series of institutional changes, finally incorporating as a not-for-profit, non-Equity resident stock theatre. When the original Playhouse burned down in 1976, the company moved to the recently re-opened Grandin Theatre<sup>3</sup>, an old movie house in an established neighborhood.<sup>4</sup> |
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Revision as of 18:26, 12 July 2008
Mill Mountain Theatre is a theater located at its Center in the Square1 facility on the Market Square in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, in the United States of America. 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 Tea2.
Early history
In 1964, two New York producers established a summer stock theater in a vacant resort inn on the highest point in Roanoke, Virginia. Soon dubbed Mill Mountain Playhouse, the company underwent a series of institutional changes, finally incorporating as a not-for-profit, non-Equity resident stock theatre. When the original Playhouse burned down in 1976, the company moved to the recently re-opened Grandin Theatre3, an old movie house in an established neighborhood.4
The present-day Mill Mountain Theatre
The opening of Center in the Square1 in 1983 brought with it a year-round production schedule and a new name – Mill Mountain Theatre. The growing company’s ever-increasing quality and scope was a major force in the renaissance of a once-dying downtown.4
From these modest beginnings grew one of the most respected regional theaters in the U.S. Mill Mountain Theatre now presents world premieres, dramatic classics, full-scale musicals, youth-oriented productions, and educational classes for all ages on its two stages in Roanoke and through touring productions that travel throughout Virginia. As a professional, year-round, regional theater with roots in its community and excellence as its primary objective, the theater has proudly served the region and the industry for almost 40 years.4
Within its shops and offices spread across the Center in the Square complex, the theater has created almost 400 productions, including world premieres and regional premieres such as the national hits "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" and "Children of Eden."
The Norfolk Southern Festival of New Works[1] served as an annual home for the winners of the New Play Competition (no longer running), and now showcases other notable playwrights such as Sherry Kramer, Jeffrey Stanley5, Julie Jensen6, Tom Ziegler7, Jim Henry and Robert Caisley8.
Mission statement
The mission of Mill Mountain Theatre is to provide high-quality theater, as well as educational and outreach programs in the performing arts, to Southwest Virginia.
Official Web site
References and additional reading
1. Center in the Square Web site
2. Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea Web site
3. Grandin Theatre Official Web Site
4. Mill Mountain Theatre History Page
6. Julie Jensen reference page