Recipient
J.O. Wilson Elementary School
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative - 2022
J.O. Wilson Elementary School (Washington, D.C.) for $5,843, to purchase a new stage curtain and rigging. The school’s current curtains are over 30 years old and experiencing dry rot, ripped, torn and detached from the rigging in multiple areas. They also do not open or close properly and worsens significantly with each use. These curtains will help transform the current multi-use cafeteria into a functional theatre space. The curtains will be used for all school-wide performances such as the Winter Concert, Black History Month Celebration Performance, Empowerment Day, Student Talent Show and the Cardinal Drama Players Spring Production of Lion King Jr.