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Blue Roses Project (BRP) is a nonprofit supporting queer playwrights in creating bold new works that reflect life in America today. By connecting emerging artists in New Orleans with national theatre professionals, BRP nurtures the next generation of voices while honoring the city’s cultural legacy. As a vital incubator for underrepresented stories, BRP ensures queer artists are seen, heard, and supported. Join us—donate today and help shape the future of American theatre.

Corporate Matching

Double Your Impact with a Corporate Match

The Blue Roses Project is fiscally sponsored by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, which is listed on most corporate matching platforms, including Benevity and Community Connect.

To make a matched donation:

1. Donate to Greater New Orleans Foundation

Use your company’s corporate giving platform and select Greater New Orleans Foundation as the recipient.

2. Designate Your Gift

Include a note or designation indicating that your donation should support the Blue Roses Project.

Thank you for supporting bold, visionary queer stories and artists!

Special Thanks to our Founding Circle of Donors

Amy Sherman-Palladino & Dan Palladino

Jim Head & Charles Heard

Jay Faust & Corey Warren

Tom Perrault & Sal Giambanco

The Terrence McNally Foundation

Will Nazarian

Corporate Donors

Housing for guest artists has been generously donated by Stay Heirloom

Rehearsal and performance space donated by Loyola University New Orleans Theatre Arts Department

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