The Carol Sutton/Sherri Marina Memorial Grant
Proposals will be for works that they intend to produce within a year of being awarded the grant. and offers suitable roles for actors of color.
--To encourage & promote the creation of theatrical works featuring well-written roles for actors of color that can premiere in NOLA and, then, go on to be presented in other venues.
--To honor the lives & legacies of Carol Sutton & Sherri Marina. To achieve the above goals, the following steps will be taken:
--Proposals will be solicited annually from non-profit theater companies in the Greater
On behalf of Gwendolyn, Wanda and myself, we are pleased to announce that The 2024 Carol Sutton Memorial Grant will be going to "Bridge in the Distance" by Clarence Holmes, Jr. to support a production of this play to be directed by Lance Nichols next year. Congratulations!
A small portion of the Grant money shall also be going to The NOLA Project for its upcoming production of George C. Wolfe's "The Colored Museum" at the New Orleans African American Museum to help defray costs incurred by having to find a new venue for the run of this classic American play that is too seldom produced.
We had thirteen submissions for the Grant and the final choice was a difficult one. We want to thank all who sent applications to us.
Congratulations again to Clarence, Lance, and The NOLA Project! We look forward to seeing "Bridge in the Distance" and "The Colored Museum" and encourage you to attend these productions as well!!
Break legs and Happy Holidays,
Brian
on behalf of
Gwendolyn Foxworth
Wanda Rouzan
Brian Sands
A personal family matter has delayed the announcement of the 2024 Carol Sutton Memorial Grants. We hope to be able to make the announcement by the end of next week.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
16/11/2023
Congratulations to playwright/directors Ann Mahoney (below left) & Gillian Shelly and the entire cast, led by Nadine Marissa (below right), and crew of Loyola's GOD HELP THEM IF WE WAKE UP, a wonderful production AND educational experience for all involved!
22/10/2023
Playwright Hal Clark with Wanda Rouzan, and Kim & Clark Knighten at "Back in the Day" on Friday night.
Wanda works with Clark who's Hal's cousin--small world!
19/10/2023
Congratulations to Tommye Myrick and the entire cast & crew of LE CODE NOIR, New Orleans' first historical outdoor drama! How exciting to see it in Congo Square where much of the story took place. Carol Sutton would've been very, very proud :-)
16/10/2023
Congratulations to BACK IN THE DAY's marvelous Director Lauren Turner Hines, the superb cast & entire production team and, especially, playwright Harold Ellis Clark for writing this highly compelling, thought-provoking drama. Sherri Marina would be very proud!
You have one more week to see it. Tickets and more info at https://www.nodreamdeferrednola.com/back-in-the-day
Reminder: The deadline for submissions for this year's Carol Sutton Memorial Grant is next Tuesday, October 10. If you would like the application form and/or more information about the Grant, please IM me your email address.
Looking forward to your submissions!
Reminder: The deadline for submissions for this year's Carol Sutton Memorial Grant is Tuesday, October 10. If you would like the application form and/or more information about the Grant, please IM me your email address.
Looking forward to your submissions!
An email has just been sent out with the guidelines and application form for The 2024 Carol Sutton Memorial Grant. If you did not receive it and would like to, please IM me your email address. You might also want to Like or Follow this page to be kept up-to-date on future announcements. Thanks!
Just wanted to let everyone know that information and guidelines for the upcoming "Carol Sutton Memorial Grant" will be emailed after Labor Day, as well as posted here, with applications due about a month later. If you'd like us to add your name to the email list, please post below or send an email to [email protected]. Thanks!
26/06/2023
Congratulations to Director Lauren Turner Hines, the entire cast, and, especially, playwright Hal Clark on the reading of his play "Back in the Day". Looking forward to No Dream Deferred's full production October 12-22 at the Andre Cailloux Center!
02/02/2023
Last Friday, the Sherri Marina medallion was presented to Goat in the Road following the performance of "The Family Line". Many thanks to Darci Fulcher for recording the brief ceremony and to Chris Kaminstein, Lisa Shattuck & Dylan Hunter for their fond reminisces of Sherri.
You can view the video by clicking on the link below (tho you may want to tilt your head ;-) )
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28/01/2023
Delighted to make the official presentation last night to co-Directors Chris Kaminstein and Richon May on behalf of Goat in the Road Productions' "The Family Line". Congratulations to the entire cast and krewe!
17/01/2023
Delighted to see this just now in last week’s Gambit. Congratulations to Harold, Ann, and Goat in the Road—well-deserved recognition!
We are pleased to announce that The 2023 Sherri Marina Memorial Grant will be going to "Back in the Day" by Harold Ellis Clark and "God Help Them if we Wake Up" by Ann Mahoney to support productions of these plays next year. Congratulations!
A small portion of the Grant money shall also be going to Goat in the Road Productions' immersive play at The BK House "The Family Line" to help with costs incurred by its extension through January 29 as we want to support this imaginative production, in Sherri's memory, that offers three multi-dimensional roles for Black actresses, among others, and sheds light on an important aspect of New Orleans' history.
We had twenty submissions for the Grant and the final choice was a difficult one. We want to thank all who sent applications to us.
Congratulations again to Harold, Ann, and Goat in the Road! We look forward to seeing "Back in the Day" and "God Help Them if we Wake Up" and encourage you to attend these productions as well as "The Family Line" (if you haven't seen it already)!!
Break legs and Happy Holidays,
Gwendolyne Foxworth
Wanda Rouzan
Brian Sands
13/12/2022
We are delighted to announce our first Sherri Marina Grant this year which goes to Goat In The Road Productions to help support the extension of their immersive show "The Family Line" at BK House thru January 29. We encourage you to go see this superb production. (Tickets/info at https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/bkhouse/items/411167/calendar/2022/12/?full-items=yes)
We’ll be announcing our other grants shortly.
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Thinking of our dear Carol Sutton on her birthday and sending much love to her and all her friends & family 😘
Thank you to all who submitted applications for the 2023 Sherri Marina Memorial Grant! Gwendolyne Foxworth, Wanda Rouzan and I (Brian) now look forward to reading all the submissions/scripts. We will be announcing the Grant's recipients in early/mid-December. Break legs to all!
A final reminder that applications for The 2023 Sherri Marina Memorial Grant are due no later than tomorrow, October 11, by 11:59pm(CDT). If you have any questions or would like an application, please let me know.
Note: For original scripts, as long as the application is submitted before the deadline, you may get us the hard copy of the script in the next week or so; no need to spend extra money overnighting a script to me.
Break legs,
Brian
Just a reminder that applications for The 2023 Sherri Marina Memorial Grant are due October 11, 2022. If you have any questions or would like an application, please let me know.
I am pleased to announce that the total amount of grant money available this year has been revised; it will now be $12,000.
Break legs,
Brian
An email has just been sent out with the application form for The 2023 Sherri Marina Memorial Grant. If you did not receive it and would like to, please IM me your email address. You might also want to Like or Follow this page to be kept up-to-date on future announcements. Thanks!
28/07/2022
Gwendolyne Foxworth, Wanda Rouzan and I had a lovely meal at Dooky Chase Restaurant this afternoon. We discussed plans for the second year of the Grant which, this year, will honor Sherri Marina as "The Sherri Marina Memorial Grant". Information and guidelines will be emailed after Labor Day, as well as posted here, with applications due about a month later. If you'd like us to add your name to the email list, please post below or IM me, Brian Sands. Thanks!
14/07/2022
Gigi Foxworth and I were delighted to present A.J. Allegra of The NOLA Project with the Carol Sutton Memorial medallion, created by Jen Pagan and Eddie Cox, at the opening night of "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" which was supported, in part, by a Carol Sutton Memorial Grant.
(photos by Alan Smason/Crescent City Jewish News)
21/06/2022
We're delighted that the cast of SCHOOL GIRLS decided to make the Carol Sutton Medallion, presented to A.J. Allegra on opening night, part of the set. We're sure she's watching down on each show and smiling!
Congratulations to Director Tenaj Jackson and the entire cast & krewe of The NOLA Project's "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" for their wonderful production! We are so pleased to have been able to help support it with our Carol Sutton Memorial Grant. We know Carol is smiling down on you!
Greetings!
On behalf of Gwendolyne, Wanda and myself, we are pleased to announce that the First Annual Carol Sutton Memorial Grant will be going to Voices in the Dark Repertory Theatre Company to support its production of "Le Code Noir" by Tommye Myrick and Mark R. Sumner. Congratulations!
A small portion of the Grant money shall also be going to The NOLA Project's production of Jocelyn Bioh's "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play", directed by Tenaj Jackson, to help with costs incurred by its Covid-postponement as we want to support this play, in Carol's memory, that offers eight multi-dimensional roles for Black actresses.
We had a dozen submissions for the Grant and the final choice was a difficult one. We want to thank all who sent applications to us.
Congratulations again to Voices in the Dark Repertory Theatre Company and The NOLA Project! We look forward to seeing "Le Code Noir" and "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" and encourage you to attend these productions as well!!
Break legs,
Brian
on behalf of
Gwendolyne Foxworth
Wanda Rouzan
Brian Sands
(Please note: Next year's Grant shall be "The First Annual Sherri Marina Memorial Grant"