Prospector Theater is providing an inclusive and entertaining experience for everyone who walks through the doors. Everyone deserves to feel welcome and valued, regardless of their abilities or differences. Through their unique movie theater experience, they aim to create a community that celebrates diversity and promotes a positive, inclusive culture. They strive to empower individuals with disabilities by providing meaningful employment opportunities, job training, and other support services.
At the Prospector Theater, they are committed to breaking down barriers and changing perceptions about disabilities. They believe that everyone has something to contribute and that every individual has the potential to make a difference.
Through the operation of our movie theater, Prospects are paired with jobs that highlight their strengths and passions – or as we call it, “sparkle”.
Each new release generates dozens of opportunities to use our sparkle as we transform ordinary moviegoing into memorable experiences.
We offer products that people want – good movies, fresh popcorn, entertaining pre-show content, clean facilities, and unparalleled customer service!
When you see movies with us, you create the thousands of business operations and interactions that fuel the Prospector’s mission!
Our Gourmet Popcorn is popped fresh daily at the Prospector Theater – a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to competitive and integrated employment for people with disabilities through the operation of a first-run movie theater in Ridgefield, CT. Employees of the Theater are known as Prospects, and we live a higher quality of life through the popportunities that meaningful work provides.
We’re movie people. When guests join us for the latest blockbusters, they are dazzled by our sparkle – the talents and passions of Prospects. Our Gourmet Popcorn is a popular part of our moviegoing experience. Professional popcornistas transform traditional theater-style popcorn into sparkling showstoppers worthy of standing ovations.
Once we saw it popping off the shelves at the concessions stand, we knew that the popcorn nation needed this poptacular sensation. We expanded our operating procedures and began shipping to every kernel of the globe.
And with every morsel munched, we create more jobs for America’s most talented – yet underrepresented – population. And we promise our Gourmet Popcorn is much butter than our corny puns.
Approximately 80% of Americans with disabilities don’t have a job. Meaningful employment is vital to a person’s mental, social, financial, and emotional health. Prospector Popcorn wants to transform the lives of people with disabilities by giving them competitive and inclusive employment opportunities. When you purchase delicious popcorn from them, you create the thousands of opportunities and interactions that fuel the Prospector’s mission.
We use education, engagement, and entertainment to showcase our incredible talents and employability. Prospects work every job at the Theater – selling tickets, popping popcorn, filming, hosting events, editing, programming, landscaping, embroidery, service learning, marketing, information technology, strategic planning, graphic design, ICT, game design, grant writing, baking, research, web design, data analytics, costume-making, and so much more!
Prospector Popcorn has improved the quality of life for countless people with disabilities, their families, and their communities. Take a look for yourself…go see a movie and enjoy some delicious popcorn or even buy a bag or two online!
