Monday Night Guest Speaker Series

Each Monday night the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University and Mill Mountain Theatre present a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. Again this year, due to ongoing pandemic restrictions, the Monday Night Guest Speaker Series will be presented live via Zoom. July 5: Bonnie Metzgar Bonnie Metzgar – playwright, screenwriter, director, producer Metzgar is core visiting faculty with The Playwright’s Lab at Hollins. In January 2020, her play You Lost Me had its world premiere at Denver Center Theater and was the recipient of an Edgerton New Play Award. Recently, she served as staff writer for Genius: Aretha, a limited television series with showrunner Suzan-Lori Parks. A fighter for artists from marginalized communities, Metzgar is passionate about making systemic change in the nonprofit theatre, and served as artistic director of About Face Theatre, one of the largest theatres in the U.S. dedicated to producing queer artists and advancing the cultural dialogue on sexuality and gender identity. Previously, Metzgar served as associate producer at the Public Theater where she founded Joe’s Pub. July 12: Nicole B. Adkins July 19: Edward B. Smith July 26: Dominic Taylor Go to www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/ for additional information. Ticket reservations will be available on BrownPaperTickets.com starting June 21.