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President’s Blog – July 2023

July 18, 2023

Johnny Peppers, Pull-Tight Players board of directors president


Hello, Pull-Tight patrons, donors, volunteers, and partners. My name is Johnny Peppers, and I am honored to serve as the Board’s President for the 2023-2024 season.

This season will continue the long-standing Pull-Tight traditions of a healthy volunteer base; an unprecedented number of season ticket holders; a continuing financial commitment from our individual donors and corporate partners; and unwavering support from the City of Franklin, its legislative body, its residents, and the community at large.

Pull-Tight boasts a mix of veteran volunteers and new faces every season, and last season was no different. More than a third of the cast and crew members directly involved in shows last season were experiencing their first show with Pull-Tight, either on stage or off.

We sold out our season ticket offering in just 28 days of public sales, with 92 percent of last season’s ticket holders returning for this upcoming season.

Our individual donors and corporate partners continue to support Pull-Tight financially year after year. Going into this season’s calendar, our donations have increased by 32 percent from a year ago. This provides funds to upgrade technical equipment that will allow us to improve our production values every season and continually.

The City of Franklin supports Pull-Tight in numerous ways, and we have loved our City Hall neighbors for almost 40 years of performing in the historical building on 2nd Avenue South. We are so grateful to the City and its leaders, citizens, and businesses for their partnership and for allowing us to be an integral part of the arts in Downtown Franklin. Here’s to 40 more!

We closed last season with Cabaret, a show originally slated for the 2020 finale. Audiences were moved by the performances, delighted by the visuals, and in awe of the transformation of our small space into a nightclub circa 1930 Berlin, Germany. The cast and crew spent years working on bringing this to the Pull-Tight stage, and they did not disappoint.

From 1930 Berlin to Manhattan in the 1950s, our stage is transformed for our 55th season opener, Guys & Dolls. This classic musical begins what is a very diverse offering for all types of theatergoers. The Play Reading Committee and the Board of Directors work very hard to craft a season of shows that make you laugh, cry, think, sing, or wonder – and sometimes all those emotions in one show!

We hope you will join us for our season by seeing a show, volunteering for the organization, showing your support with a financial donation, or finding a way to share our love for the arts and for the City of Franklin in which we thrive.

Johnny Peppers, President
Pull-Tight Players Board of Directors

Filed Under: Blog, President's Blog Tagged With: 2023-24 seaason, board of directors

Announcing the Cast of ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella’

October 4, 2022

Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella at Pull-Tight Players

Director JT Landry has released the cast list for our December production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, part of our diverse and entertaining 2022-23 season.

“We have assembled a stellar cast for our upcoming production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” remarked Landry. “We can’t wait for you to experience the magic December 2 through 17. Midnight is calling.”

The cast, including both veterans and newcomers, is as follows.

Ella – Crystal Kurek, a Pull-Tight newcomer who recently played Cinderella in a production of Into the Woods.

Topher – Ross Canales, another new face who appeared this summer in Little Women: The Musical in Eugene, Or.

Madame – Sarah Kieffner, director of this year’s The Play that Goes Wrong.

Sebastian – Jeremy Hargis, a past season executive producer and cast member of Waiting in the Wings.

Marie – Lisa Graham, a veteran actress with Murfreesboro Center for the Arts.

Gabrielle – Chelsea Craig, who most recently starred as Carly Speranza in Pull-Tight’s production of Madame Buttermilk.

Charlotte – Sydney Hooper, returning to our stage following her appearance in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Jean-Michel – Forrest Hutchinson, adding to our slate of Pull-Tight first-timers.

Lord Pinkelton – Logan Michael, a board member and artistic director at Elite Studio Works in Murfreesboro.

Ensemble – Erin Hailey (Big Fish), Bev Kassis (Waiting in the Wings), Megan Roberts (All My Sons), Rachel Sinclair (The Miracle Worker), and David Weatherbee (lighting and sound technician on Crimes of the Heart).

Tickets for our 12 performances will go on sale Nov. 21.

Filed Under: Blog, Cast & Crew Lists Tagged With: 2022-23 season, cast announcement

Pull-Tight Announces 2022-23 Season

April 11, 2022

2022-23 Season Website Banner

It is with great excitement that we announce our upcoming 2022-23 season, packed with shows we know our audiences have been waiting to see! See the full details about each show.

Our season will include:

The Play that Goes Wrong

by Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis and Henry Shields
Directed by Sarah Kieffner

July 29 through August 13, 2022

All My Sons

by Arthur Miller
Directed by Daryle Tallent

September 30 through October 15, 2022

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, II
New book by Douglas Carter Beane; original book by Oscar Hammerstein, II
Directed by JT Landry

December 2 through 17, 2022

The Book of Will

by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Lenny West

February 3 through 18, 2023

Funny Money

by Ray Cooney
Directed by Johnny Peppers

April 14 through 29, 2023

Cabaret

Book by Joe Masteroff; play by John Van Druten
Music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Directed by Leslie Berra

June 9 through 24, 2023

Filed Under: Blog

Announcing Cast for ‘The Odd Couple’

April 11, 2022

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Some of Pull-Tight’s favorite actors come together to bring one of our audience’s favorite shows to the stage. Make plans to join us May 27th through June 11th as we continue our spring commitment to comedy!

The cast is as follows:

Oscar – Tom Gregg

Felix – Mark Buchanan

Murray – Lenny West

Speed – Cabot Pyle

Roy – Jon Kieffner

Vinnie – Roger Csaki

Cecily – Melanie McBurney

Gwendolyn – Jennifer Bennett

Filed Under: Blog

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PO Box 682609
Franklin TN 37068-2609
Box office: tickets@pull-tight.com
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