PERFORMANCES» THE ROPER THEATRE
The TCC Jeanne and George Roper Performing Arts Center occupies the former Loew's State Theater building in the revitalized downtown Norfolk, Virginia.
Built in elegant style in 1926, Tidewater Community College lovingly restored this former movie palace and Vaudeville house to its original opulence. Featuring sumptuous surroundings with gilded box seats, glass chandeliers and ornate, hand painted architectural details, the Roper has been lauded by theater critics as "a cathedral to the past".
The Roper now hosts the range of the performing arts as well as feature films and college convocations, commencements and symposia. Comfortably seating up to 900 patrons, this vibrant centerpiece of the downtown entertainment district has been fitted out with state-of-the-art technology, enabling the production of the most complex and demanding staged presentations.
The city parking garage is within one block of the venue located at Freemason Street and MacArthur Center.
From VIRGINIA BEACH:
- Take I-264 West to downtown Norfolk
- Take Exit 10 to City Hall Avenue
- Go straight - passing MacArthur Center on your right
- Turn right on Granby Street
- The Roper is about three blocks on the right just after Backstage Café
From CHESAPEAKE:
- Take I-64 west to I-264 west toward Norfolk
- Take Exit 10 to City Hall Avenue
- Go straight - passing MacArthur Center on your right
- Turn right on Granby Street
- The Roper is about three blocks on the right just after Backstage Café
From THE PENINSULA:
- Take I-64 East across the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
- Take Exit 276 to Granby Street towards the Norfolk Naval Base
- Keeping left at the fork in the ramp, you will merge onto Granby Street heading South
- Go over the bridge and stay on Granby Street until you come to downtown Norfolk
- The Roper will be on the left just after Freemason Street
From PORTSMOUTH:
- Take I-264 East through the Downtown Tunnel
- Staying to your left, take the exit to St. Paul’s Boulevard
- Turn left onto St. Paul’s Boulevard
- In one block, turn right onto City Hall Avenue
- Pass MacArthur Center on your right, then turn right on Granby Street
- The Roper is about three blocks on the right just after Backstage Café
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