Norfolk, Virginia · 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · EIN 33-2884314
We create theater-based healing programs that inspire hope, resilience, and connection for cancer survivors and the communities who love them.
Our Mission
Born from one cancer survivor's journey, we believe the stage and the recovery room belong together. Our programs use the performing arts to build community, restore voice, and transform the experience of diagnosis and survivorship.
Every workshop, every performance, every moment we create together — it's all designed to remind people that they are more than their diagnosis.
About Us
Cues for Cancer was founded by Darrell Wood — a classically trained singer, Union Plus Hometown Hero recipient, and cancer survivor who experienced firsthand the gap between clinical treatment and emotional healing.
What started as one person's conviction that theater could heal has grown into a movement. Today we run programs across Hampton Roads and partner with children's hospitals to bring the stage to patients who can't come to it.
Board of Directors
Dr. Elissa Peterson
Rishi Sood
Dr. Daryl Jenkins
Fiscal sponsor: Fractured Atlas
What We Do
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Our flagship program — a theater-based healing workshop where survivors and community members write, perform, and tell their own stories. No experience required.
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Group performances where survivors share their journeys through theater, poetry, and storytelling. A powerful way to build community and break isolation.
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Hospital partnerships bringing live performances and creative workshops directly to patients. We partner with CHKD and other regional cancer centers.
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Survivor storytelling programs that document and celebrate the cancer journey through theater and performance art. Your story, told with pride.
Survivor StorytellingGet Involved
Whether you volunteer, donate, or simply share our story — every action amplifies the healing power of the arts for people who need it most.