Category: Generic Theater
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And the Nominees for the 2023-24 HRACT Awards Are…
We’ve had a big week here at the HRACT Awards, with our voters who are in the 100% group (see the rules here) having some very tough meetings to decide who the nominees are for the 2023-24 season! The winners will be announced at our awards ceremony on August 15 at the Ferguson Center at…
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A Marvelous and Devastating Performance, “Indecent” at the Generic is Must See Theater
“Indecent”, playing at the Generic Theater through June 2, begins with the cast slowly assembling in the back of the stage. As they rise from their chairs for the first time, ashes fall from the arms of their coats, foreshadowing what is to come. And so begins a story which we all wish didn’t need…
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Enjoy Other People’s Family Drama? You’ll Love “The Viewing Room” at Generic Theater
As we left a Chrysler Hall parking garage filled with Norfolk Admirals fans and walked into the Generic Theater for their performance of “The Viewing Room”, we were shocked at how well the Generic had nailed the vibes of a funeral home. There were funeral flowers. There was an old organ. There was the podium…
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Generic Theater Explores the Power of Storytelling in The Weir
On Friday night, we “put the head in” the Irish bar built onstage at the Generic Theater to see their production of The Weir. This play begins with Jack (played by Tom O’Reilly) walking into the bar, noticing Brendan (the barkeep, played by Lawrence Nichols) is not there, and proceeding to pour himself (and pay…
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Generic Theater is Flyin’ High with Flyin’ West
Our very first time attending a play at the Generic Theater (underneath Chrysler Hall in Norfolk) was to see Flyin’ West on Saturday, September 23rd, and we were not disappointed. Flyin’ West is a period piece, taking place in a rural, all-black town in Kansas in 1898. The story revolves around three sisters (two by…
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