Prospector Theater Begins Wilton Expansion, Cuts Ribbon on September 15

You’re invited to a pink-ribbon cutting ceremony, marking the beginning of the Prospector Theater’s expansion into Wilton! Celebrate with us at 11AM on Tuesday, September 15^th as we cut the ribbon, snap some photos, and toss popcorn confetti!

The Prospector Theater will be bringing a new first-run movie theater to downtown Wilton, in the space currently occupied by Bow Tie Cinemas. Prospects, and popcorn, and sparkle – oh my!

The new location will be a four screen, non-profit premium movie theater with the mission of employing adults with disabilities in an integrated and competitive work environment. The renovated theater, located in Kimco’s Wilton River Park shopping center at 21 River Road, will bring the sparkle, design, adaptive technology, and accessibility of the Ridgefield location to downtown Wilton. Renovations will begin this September, with an opening in the Fall of 2021.

A boutique version of the mothership Prospector Theater in Ridgefield, the new theater will offer a wide spectrum of jobs for Prospects (the name of all Theater employees) designed to educate, engage, and entertain audiences of all ages, while employing a wide spectrum of individuals who are traditionally underrepresented in the workforce.

"Another theater brings more awareness of, and appreciation for, our important mission," says Valerie Jensen, Prospector Theater Founder, Visionary, & Executive Director. “Since opening, thousands of people have reached out to us, asking us to build another Theater. We’re so excited to share our sparkle with the town of Wilton and the joys of meaningful employment with a new generation of Prospects!”

The Prospector Theater is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to providing meaningful employment to adults with disabilities through the operation of a premium, first-run movie theater in Ridgefield, CT. Employees, known as Prospects, are encouraged to sparkle, shine, and transform passions into professions. The Theater currently employs 108 Prospects, with 75% self-identifying with a disability.

Around 80% of the 61,000,000 Americans with disabilities are unemployed. The Prospector Theater is a response to this unemployment epidemic, operating a competitive and integrative employment model with the potential to serve as a replicable solution to this crisis. Over 260 Prospects have worked and succeeded at the Prospector since opening in November of 2014, logging over 630,000 hours of meaningful employment while welcoming over 625,000 guests.

Want a sneak peak of the sparkle we’ll bring to Wilton? Join us at our Ridgefield location for a movie and some popcorn! You can also check out their website here: www.prospectortheater.org or visit their Facebook page for more updates and stories: www.facebook.com/prospectortheater.