Hollins Theatre

12/07/2023

Interested in auditioning for a spring thesis production at Hollins University? Read through this post and check the QR code or the link in our Instagram bio!

11/28/2023

Want to see Hollins Theatre put on a specific show? Scan the link or head to the link in our Instagram bio to submit a play proposal!! Deadline: December 10th.

11/27/2023

Due to cast and crew illness, Hollins Theatre is postponing our production of Constellations by Nick Payne to February 2024. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding. Please keep your eyes open for when tickets become available after winter break!

We look forward to seeing you under the stars this February.

Happy Holidays,
Hollins Theatre

11/17/2023

Hollins theatre wishes you a rejuvenating break!

11/16/2023

Are you interested in helping out with this year's production of The Va**na Monologues? Make sure to come to the interest meeting on December 3rd at 2pm in the theatre green room!

11/14/2023

🎭 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Elizabeth McDonald🎭

Elizabeth is a double major in English and theatre.

Over the past few years at Hollins, Elizabeth has worked to find her creative voice and she can’t wait to use it for future endeavors.
She’s currently directing Constellations by Nick Payne (a play about the multiverse) for her senior thesis. It’s an excellent science fiction play that explores our place in the universe and the concept of free will. Come see it December 1st/2nd on the main stage!

11/14/2023

🎭 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Elizabeth McDonald🎭
Elizabeth is a double major in English and theatre.

Over the past few years at Hollins, Elizabeth has worked to find her creative voice and she can’t wait to use it for future endeavors.
She’s currently directing Constellations by Nick Payne (a play about the multiverse) for her senior thesis. It’s an excellent science fiction play that explores our place in the universe and the concept of free will. Come see it December 1st/2nd on the main stage!

11/10/2023

Theatre Alum, Susie Young, just completed her MFA in Directing and Public Dialogue at Virginia Tech, a theater directing degree focused on grassroots making through community and cultural organizing. Her thesis production, These Labored Hills, was an Arts Matters grant recipient through Roanoke City’s Year-of-the-Artist Initiative, funded by the NEA. This project was completed in June. She is currently an artist-in-residence with The Roanoke Arts Council while working as a program coordinator for The Cranwell International Center at VT.

She started her journey at Hollins as an aspiring regional theater actor and ended up focusing on creating theater for social change and community transformation 15 years later. Her time at Hollins was crucial in planting seeds towards a socially justice focused career and life many years later.

11/09/2023

Do you like to sew? Do you love animals? Come to the costume shop in the theatre on November 14th to help make snuggle sacks for the animals at the Roanoke wildlife Rescue Center!!

11/06/2023

Theatre Alum, Chloe Riederich, has been stage managing the touring production of Stellaluna at Mill Mountain theatre! They have also been assistant teaching a pre-k class with Mill Mountain as well as being a teaching artist with VCT!

11/02/2023

Theatre alum, Mattie Tindall, has a play, "You + Me: An Exploration of Deceased Identities and Falling in Love in Spite of It" being performed in NYC this weekend!! Please make sure to give Mattie a big congratulations. Check out this link if you live in NYC and would like to go support this performance https://buff.ly/49jI3nN

10/26/2023

Join us in the Botetourt Reading Room for our First-Year reading of The Seven Loves of Audrey Munson: A Mostly True Story, Except for the Parts We Made Up written by J. Harvey Stone and directed by Wendy-Marie Martin. October 27th & 28th at 7:30pm- Open to the Public!

10/19/2023

Hollins Theatre Alums! We would love to hear what you've been up to! Click this link to fill out our spotlight form and have your experience shared on our platform! https://buff.ly/3Fmcb4i

10/10/2023

Congratulations to the incredible cast and crew of Goodnight Moon!!
Directed by Wendy-Marie Martin
Musical Direction by Shelbie Wahl-Fouts
Choreographed by Erica Evans Johnson, Michelle LoRicco, Sadie Maguire and Joce Clark
Technical Direction by Shelby Love
Scenic Design/ Props Design by Shelby Love and Arne Johnson
Lighting Design by Moneé Stamp
Costume Design by Suellen Coelho
Projection Design by Michael Mansfield
Stage Management by Sam Mundy

10/10/2023

Congratulations to the incredible cast and crew of Goodnight Moon!! Photos by student, Mary Zaengle!

Directed by Wendy-Marie Martin
Musical Direction by Shelbie Wahl-Fouts
Choreographed by Erica Evans Johnson, Michelle LoRicco, Sadie Maguire and Joce Clark
Technical Direction by Shelby Love
Scenic Design/ Props Design by Shelby Love and Arne Johnson
Lighting Design by Moneé Stamp
Costume Design by Suellen Coelho
Projection Design by Michael Mansfield
Stage Management by Sam Mundy

10/07/2023

Another day...Another Spotlight! Say hello to Sophia our Claribelle the Cow! And Anna our bear and educational outreach contact. 🧸

See them in Good Night Moon today at 10am or 7:30pm. Their performance is sure to MOO-ve you! 🐮

10/06/2023

Actor Spotlight Time!! Meet August and Sadie, our Cat and Mouse duo!

See them tonight at 7:30pm! 🐁 🐈

10/05/2023

Spotlight Time! Meet our crew members Sam, Ann, Ella, and Perkins! Cheer them on in Goodnight Moon Oct. 6-7th📣

🎊Congratulations to our cast and crew's first show! Making magical memories that the preschoolers will never forget🎆

10/05/2023

Time for Actor Spotlights!!! Meet Daisy, Alaya, and Joelle! Our Cat, Bears, and Moon! Oh my!!

See these three in Goodnight Moon!! 🌟 Open to the public Oct. 6th-8th. 🌠🐱🌜🐻

09/30/2023

Tune in to our story to check out what Sam is doing during Goodnight Moon tech today!!!

09/28/2023

Everyone get excited for Hollins theatre's fabulous production of Goodnight Moon! Open to the public October 6-8th! Get your tickets at https://buff.ly/3RzjSeI

09/28/2023

Everyone get excited for Hollins Theatre’s fabulous production of Goodnight Moon! Open to the public October 6-8th! Get your tickets at https://our.show/hollinstheatre !

09/25/2023

Read the article below to learn more about what our theatre majors, Alaya Lewis and Fae Timm, have been researching!

As the world’s largest performing arts festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (or simply, “Fringe”) embraces what organizers call “an explosion of creative energy from around the globe.”  Artists and performers […]

09/21/2023

So proud of our Hollins Theatre Community members!

Sara Clark ’25 says she’s “always been a big theatre person,” but when she arrived at Hollins, she was facing a dilemma – albeit a very happy one. “I was […]

09/16/2023

We need your help!! Please send in your email of interest by September 20th

08/30/2023

Happy First Day of Classes!

Remember to take care of yourself this week - you've got this!

08/28/2023

Hollins University Theatre alumni Chloe Riederich (’23) and Lillian Savage (’23) joined the Hollins Playwright's Lab as graduate students this summer, alongside Katie Oler, who is the first undergraduate student to enroll in the 4+1 M.A. track! Congratulations on a successful summer session!

08/21/2023

Huge congratulations to Suellen da Costa Coelho, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dr. Wendy-Marie Martin, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Department Chair, who have been officially converted to tenure-track positions and are now on the path toward tenure promotion!

08/19/2023

TOWERING ISSUES by recent Hollins University graduate, Clare Stephenson, is wrapping up it's run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/towering-issues

08/14/2023

Happy Opening Towering Issues at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. .

08/14/2023

Happy opening Bumble’s Big Adventure at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. .

08/13/2023

Recently graduated theatre major Clare Stephenson has arrived Edinburgh & found her poster. Opening show tomorrow @ 11:10a, The Space on the Mile!

08/13/2023

The cast of BUMBLE'S BIG ADVENTURE on the streets of Edinburgh enticing audience members to come see the show! Co-written & directed by recent Hollins University graduate, Chloe Riederich, Bumble’s opening performance is tomorrow at 9:30am at C Aquila right off the Royal Mile.

08/12/2023

Bumble’s Big Adventure in tech (at 7:30 AM 😮) at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Co-written & directed by recently graduated Hollins University undergrad theatre major and current Hollins Playwright's Lab M.A. student, Chloe Riederich, and featuring:

Sage | Sara Clark
Bumble | Faolan Timm
Bumble’s Parent | Emily Perkins
Daisy | China Moore
Mona | Chloe Riederich
Woody | Emily Bauer
Patch | Hayes Simpson

07/27/2023

📚RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT📚: Alaya Lewis and Fae Timm!

Hollins University theatre majors Alaya and Fae have been spending the whole summer collecting and coding data about university performances at The Fringe to determine what project Hollins Theatre should develop for our next trip. Read their abstract below to learn more about their work!

“The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the largest performing arts festival in the world. Every year thousands of performers gather in Scotland to perform poetry, theatre, music, stand-up comedy, and much more. These performances include shows created by universities from all over the world. We are researching the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the intention of creating a general overview of the event and collecting datasheets exploring University-specific and non-specific demographics, within the categories of Spoken Word and New Writing. This research design will answer the question of what makes a successful fringe festival show for both universities and individual theatre artists specifically in regard to devised work.”

12/09/2022

Congratulations to our first year seminar students for their HILARIOUS improv sharing tonight! Shout out to Ami Trowell for her excellent work with our students.

12/08/2022

Surrealism in theatre. Stage craft+ winter festival. .

12/04/2022

Join us TODAY at 1pm for our Senior Symposium via livestream and help us celebrate the research our senior theatre majors are exploring.

Theatre

12/03/2022

The 24 hours Play Festival by HSTA. .
Come watch.

11/14/2022

One more day to participate in The Hollins Trans Festival.
Here is the schedule for today:
from 5- 6 pm Outside the Binary: open mic at VAC
From 7-8 pm Trans Bingo at Moody