“Étoile” star Gideon Glick and producer-director James Will McBride are launching the Blue Roses Mission, a not-for-profit theater initiative that includes Tony award-winning Jonathan Groff (“Merrily We Roll Alongside”) on the board of administrators, Selection can completely reveal.

The Blue Roses Mission goals to attach native New Orleans artists with theater professionals throughout the U.S., offering a uncommon alternative for queer playwrights to create genuine, up to date performs.

“Blue Roses Mission is significant as a result of it supplies a secure, affirming house for LGBTQ+ voices to create, discover, and share tales at a time when queer narratives are more and more beneath risk,” Blue Roses Mission founder Glick mentioned in an announcement. “By uplifting underrepresented voices, Blue Roses Mission fosters empathy, builds neighborhood, and ensures that queer tales stay seen and celebrated.”

Along with Groff’s involvement, the board of administrators consists of Tony award-winning actress Celia Keenan-Bolger, “Pricey White Individuals” co-showrunner and author Jaclyn Moore, “A Unusual Loop” producer Dale A. Mott, Apollo Theater director Kelley Nicole Girod, Broadway publicist Shane Marshall Brown and Not-For-Revenue CEO and advisor David Emond.

In an announcement, Groff mentioned: “I’m honored to be part of a undertaking so devoted to fulfilling a vital want in our theatre neighborhood. Blue Roses Mission supplies assets so playwrights’ imaginations can flourish in a spot with a wealthy cultural legacy.”

The initiative comes at a time of important want with post-COVID finances crises and tons of of anti-LGBTQ+ payments being launched throughout the nation. Over the following yr, the Blue Roses Mission goals to host a 29-hour workshop, create relationships with native and nationally-renowned actors and collaborate with LGBTQ+ organizations in New Orleans.