Greetings from the Board
The tale of Generic Theater is filled with triumph and tragedy, laughter and tears, and a vast cast of characters. As we journey onward, we’re grateful for the many people who have invested their time, talent, and treasure since our founding in 1981. We’re also looking forward to new opportunities to serve Norfolk and the Hampton Roads community. We hope that you will join us.
Randy Miller, President
Wina Giddens, Vice President
Julianne Baker, Secretary
Jim Keesler, Treasurer
Sherman McDaniel, Head of Play Reading
Anne Odell, Head of Long-Term Planning
Terrance Afer-Anderson, Member at Large
Brad Breckenridge, Member at Large
Elizabeth Dickerson, Member at Large
Loretta Dunn, Member at Large
Derrion Hawkins, Member at Large
Lisa Kearns, Member at Large
Jake Pruitt, Member at Large
Kathy Strouse, Member at Large
Thomas Trumbauer, Member at Large
Linda White, Member at Large
Ron Stokes, Founder Emeritus
Generic Hallmarks
Innovative Productions
We’re committed to innovative productions of contemporary works, new plays, and reinterpretations of the classics.
Cultivating Talent
We provide experienced artists & technicians space to craft great theater while also seeking to nurture & develop new talent.
Community Impact
We explore issues of importance to our diverse community via provocative works and collaborative partnerships.
Arts Outreach
We increase access to the performing arts for underserved populations by sponsoring Arts4All and Kids Free Hampton Roads programs.
Norfolk’s Literal Underground Theater
Since 1981, Generic Theater has been the area’s “Off-Broadway” playhouse, producing plays and public programs that challenge and delight audiences, take risks, and are unlikely to be seen anywhere else.
Generic Theater is committed to innovative productions of contemporary works, new plays, and reinterpretations of the classics. We explore issues of importance to our diverse community via provocative works and collaborative
partnerships. We provide experienced artists and technicians space to craft great theater while also seeking to nurture and develop new talent in Hampton Roads.
Generic’s cause has long been to foster striving, semi-pro level theater in Hampton Roads and, just as important, to remind all workers (including cultural ones) that the enemy is not one another.
This is, in short, what community and even regional theater are meant to be.
Generic Theater is not a story about a building. It is a story about dedicated, passionate people who want to take risks, push the boundaries, evoke a reaction and put on a show that is accessible to everyone.
Street Address
Generic Theater
215 St. Pauls Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23510
Mailing Address
Generic Theater
PO Box 536
Norfolk, VA 23501
