Pat Bourgeois New Orleans Theatre Community Awards

Celebrating the New Orleans theatre community

Uniting & Celebrating the New Orleans Theatre Community

Nominations are now officially open for the Pat Bourgeois New Orleans Theatre Community Awards, affectionately known as The Bougies. Designed to unite and celebrate the New Orleans theatre community, The Bougies are a community-based awards program in which both nominations and final award recipients are determined by members of the local theatre community.

Our inaugural ceremony is in Spring 2026. Donations go towards event costs for the ceremony and awards for recipients.

FAQs

Is my donation tax-deductible?
Pat Bourgeois New Orleans Theatre Community Awards is a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a 501(c)(3) charity. Contributions made payable to Fractured Atlas for the purposes of Pat Bourgeois New Orleans Theatre Community Awards are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. If you receive a reward in exchange for your donation, the fair market value of that reward will reduce the tax-deductible portion of your donation. The value of the reward you receive will be included in your donation receipt.
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