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GENERIC THEATER

215 St. Paul's Boulevard
Norfolk, VA 23510



Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards; THE LIGHTNING THIEF Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards; Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Leads Favorite Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards; KINKY BOOTS Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Generic Theater to Present Lynn Nottage’s CLYDE’S


by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2025

Generic Theater will present Clyde’s, the acclaimed comedy by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, running weekends from September 26 through October 12, 2025. ...

ORDINARY DAYS to Play at Generic Theatre


by Emmy Rice - March 02, 2025

Generic Theater, Norfolk's innovative underground theater venue, will present Ordinary Days, a contemporary musical that celebrates the extraordinary nature of everyday life in New York City....

Past Shows

CLYDE's
CLYDE's
9/26 - 10/12/2025


A truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Even as the shop’s callous owner tries to keep them ...

ORDINARY DAYS
ORDINARY DAYS
3/14 - 3/30/2025


Ordinary Days tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs.

Ordinary Days
Ordinary Days
3/14 - 3/30/2025


ORDINARY DAYS Music, Book & Lyrics by Adam Gwon Directed by Dillon Bates Weekends March 14 – 30, 2025 Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays ...

A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes


A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN NOVEMBER ON THE BANKS OF THE GREATEST OF THE GREAT LAKES, written by Kate Benson, directed by Shelley Nowacek, opens Friday, November ...

Indecent
Indecent
5/17 - 6/2/2024


A deeply moving play inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance—a play seen by some ...

The Viewing Room
The Viewing Room
2/9 - 2/25/2024


Saying good-bye to the dearly departed has never been so funny. The show centers around a stern patriarch who has recently passed away before he’s ...

The Weir
The Weir
11/17 - 12/3/2023


In a remote country pub in Ireland, newcomer Valerie arrives and becomes spellbound by an evening of ghostly stories told by the local bachelors drinking ...

Flyin’ West
Flyin’ West
9/8 - 10/1/2023


Following the end of the Civil War, many former slaves, anxious to leave the South and the increasing disappointments and dangers of Reconstruction, took advantage ...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end ...

The Effect
The Effect
11/18 - 12/4/2022


Hearts racing. Minds reeling. Knees buckling. Connie and Tristan have palpable chemistry or is it a side effect of a new antidepressant? They are volunteers ...

Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World


Anyone who has ever looked for love knows the dilemma. Do you make a safe, sensible match? Or take a risk on an exciting someone ...

School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play


School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play. Written by Jocelyn Bioh. Directed by Derrion L. Hawkins. Paulina, the reigning queen bee at Ghanas most ...

Jack Goes Boating
Jack Goes Boating
1/18 - 2/18/2018


This twisted New York romantic comedy looks at the charmingly down-and-out Jack, who is set up on an awkward blind date by his dysfunctional friends, ...

Videos


Sérgio and Odair Assad | 60th Anniversary Farewell Tour in Central Virginia Sérgio and Odair Assad | 60th Anniversary Farewell Tour
Norfolk Academy (3/12 - 3/12)
Virginia National Ballet presents The Nutcracker in Central Virginia Virginia National Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Capital One Hall (12/19 - 12/19)
BalletX in Central Virginia BalletX
Chrysler Hall (3/5 - 3/5)
Music of Queen - A Rock Symphony- with Virginia Symphony Orchestra in Central Virginia Music of Queen - A Rock Symphony- with Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts (5/15 - 5/15)
American Festival Pops Orchestra: Celebrating America’s 250 Years! in Central Virginia American Festival Pops Orchestra: Celebrating America’s 250 Years!
Hylton Performing Arts Venue (4/11 - 4/11)
White Christmas in Central Virginia White Christmas
Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (11/5 - 12/28)
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity) in Central Virginia Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity)
Ferguson Center for the Arts [Concert Hall] (3/9 - 3/9)
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