Guest Speaker: Laura King
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Monday Night Guest Speaker Series
Mill Mountain Theatre’s Waldron Stage, 20 Church Ave SE
Admission: Free and open to the public
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: Laura King.
Laura King is a playwright and dramaturg. She holds an MFA in playwriting from the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University (concentration in dramaturgy) and a master’s in English from Northwestern University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Synchronicity Theatre in Atlanta and recently was the dramaturg for their production of The Dark Lady by Jessica B. Hill. Her play Merritt Anne and the Mighty Oak is a 2025 AATE Distinguished Play Award winner. Her play The Cayuga Canal Girls was a 2020 American Association of Community Theatre NewPlayFest winner. Her play Independence Day at Happy Meadows was the winner of the 2016 SETC/Stage Rights Ready to Publish Award. Her work has been published by Dramatic Publishing, Stage Rights, Pioneer Drama Service, YouthPLAYS, Applause Books, and Smith & Kraus. For more information, see laurakingplaywright.com.
Mill Mountain Theatre’s Waldron Stage, 20 Church Ave SE
Admission: Free and open to the public
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: Laura King.
Laura King is a playwright and dramaturg. She holds an MFA in playwriting from the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University (concentration in dramaturgy) and a master’s in English from Northwestern University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Synchronicity Theatre in Atlanta and recently was the dramaturg for their production of The Dark Lady by Jessica B. Hill. Her play Merritt Anne and the Mighty Oak is a 2025 AATE Distinguished Play Award winner. Her play The Cayuga Canal Girls was a 2020 American Association of Community Theatre NewPlayFest winner. Her play Independence Day at Happy Meadows was the winner of the 2016 SETC/Stage Rights Ready to Publish Award. Her work has been published by Dramatic Publishing, Stage Rights, Pioneer Drama Service, YouthPLAYS, Applause Books, and Smith & Kraus. For more information, see laurakingplaywright.com.
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