Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation

Greetings Good People! We are grateful for all the support you have given our casts, crews, and organizers. Our success is all thanks to you! We could not be where we are without the incredible support and encouragement we have gotten along the way. We have been doing what we do for quite a while now, but we feel we have only just begun!

Click on the image above or the link below to see a 5-minute video montage to get a sense of what we are about, what we have done and will keep doing with your help!

https://youtu.be/D7-t2WzYb4g

After a short but successful stint there in April, the John Wesley United Methodist Church in Brooklyn has invited us to return to do more shows in August. Although this will be a costly endeavor, the "show must go on"! We need your help in executing this plan which includes producing twice as many shows as we did previously. So, we are reaching out to our community to support the extended run of 'One Drop,' the original play by Andrea J. Fulton, based on ancestral history.

Through the short run completed previously, the Fulton Arts Foundation was able to support the church’s fundraising efforts by entertaining approximately 150 community residents and long-distance supporters. This helped increase the church’s support base and bring awareness to its legacy in the renowned Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. As well, we grew our own support base by following our passion and mission for theater while helping benefit a charitable cause.

How Your Donation Helps

Sustain the Arts & Community Legacy:

With your help, we will be able to mount our upcoming productions and continue our legacy of supporting community theater by creating and presenting new works that entertain, educate, and inspire.

Enhanced Production Quality:

With all of the great reviews, we are really excited to transform a great show into an extraordinary one. This is difficult in a space that was not designed for stage plays. But with your help, we won't miss a beat in our ability to enhance sound and lighting which is particularly difficult in a historic building that must be retrofitted to be as convincing and effective as possible for our purposes. Investing in upgraded, transportable equipment will enable us to repeatedly and consistently rely upon enhanced technical capabilities no matter the setting we encounter. We have performed in all kinds of spaces including outdoors and we want our equipment to be as ready and capable as we are, no matter where we are!

Supporting Local Talent and Promoting Inclusivity Through the Arts:

Fulton Arts Foundation specializes in supporting older adults of color and under-served communities due to the lack of opportunities. We also pride ourselves in anchoring their support with inclusivity since no one operates in a vacuum and the support of one gives way to opportunities for others.

As a result, we are intentional about creating broad opportunities where anyone can find a place to fit in regardless of socio- economic status, age, ability, gender, sexual orientation or nationality. With your generosity, we will be able to support local talent while making a universal impact.

We are also gearing up to take our brand-new show on the road!

The latest play which already won a major award based on concept alone, "The Prior 55" has been invited on stage in New Orleans! We need your help to take advantage of this great opportunity. Casting is done and it includes stellar talent. We must abide the guidelines of Actor's Equity Association which means we must honor the actor's union ya'll. We can't side-step this and wouldn't want to if we could because part of why we do what we do is to give bonafide opportunities to budding and also older seasoned talent trying to make a way for themselves too. Quality work requires quality talent. So it all goes hand in hand. We need your help to making our dreams and theirs a reality. We will be sure to invite you once the press release is rolled out!

How to Support the Fulton Arts Foundation:

• Donate to this GoFundMe Campaign

• Attend Performances: Purchase tickets for August show via ONE DROP August 2024 on Eventbrite. (If you can't make it, how about treating someone who'd love to go?)

• Share our GoFundMe and Eventbrite links with your circle.

• Contact us for groups discounts. The largest group will receive VIP treatment, and acknowledgment.

• Stay Updated: Visit our website at abcFulton.org to subscribe to our mailing list and get updates.

• Learn about our shows to see which one you might want to book for your group, org or special event. Explore our You Tube Channel abcFultonorg to see clips of various performances and behind the scenes interviews.

In our last production of 'One Drop', we succeeded in providing top-notch shows that were very well received. We surveyed audience members and here is what they said:

“The show was amazing. I enjoyed it from beginning to end” - Alexis R-T.

“Show was beautiful…beautiful songs, scenes & actors.” – Connie J.

“Loved the singing.” - Diane L.

“Really fascinating and exciting.” - Tracey G.

“Enjoying the show a second time around. Just as interesting & fresh as the first time.” - Errol D.

“A superb production.” - Duane E.

“The acting is phenomenal!” - Tairice C.

“Great storytelling.” - Jason C.

“Very moving. Sad & uplifting at the same time.” - Elizabeth M.

“Wonderful show… great message.” - Joel C.

“Historical piece that is still current.” - Sylvia S.

“Glad to see ancestral underpinning and traditional cultural expression.” - Leslie N.

“Absolutely outstanding.” - Tonya W.

“Beautiful story told brilliantly by perfect cast!” - Nick S.

“Excellent. Just enough of everything.” - Linda C.

Donate if you can. Any amount large or small will make a huge impact! Then, get tickets to see us if you can. There is nothing like seeing what we do live and in person. Then you can give us YOUR feedback. Either way, you will be doing your part in touching lives!

Thanks for listening and helping too!