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Generic Theater presents the regional premiere of 'The Viewing Room,' a moving comedy about a dysfunctional family saying goodbye to their patriarch. Directed by Trey DelPo, this play explores themes of reconciliation, family, and paying tribute to the departed. Don't miss this rollicking good time at Generic Theater in Norfolk.

When Riverview Theater opened in Norfolk in 1947, it boasted state-of-the-art amenities for the time: 700 seats, postwar air conditioning and an indoor box office, allowing patrons to stand inside out of the weather while purchasing tickets. A notable feature was its “cry room” — a place where mothers with crying children could watch the film without disturbing other audience members, ...

The historic neighborhood in Norfolk is abuzz with development activity, including new restaurants and a planned event venue in the former Riverview Theater.

“I feel like the play also talks about just characters that you don’t always get to see represented in theater,” said Kemi Layeni, a teacher at Phoebus and sponsor of the club.

A play about sex and love but considerably more, “The Effect,” now at the Generic Theater in Norfolk is a seriocomic gem.

“Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World” presented by the Generic Theater, is a brave play about immigration and pilgrimage, two related but different things, being performed by a downright audacious theater.