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YAG Improvisation Workshop with Jarvis Bynum

Our next Youth Actors Guild for Teens, ages 13-18 is Saturday, September 3 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Pull-Tight Theater. Make plans for a fun morning of improvisation. No acting experience necessary.

We’ll be using the magic of improv to build on some of our skills, such as active listening, connection, being present, and vulnerability, with local professional actor and improviser, Jarvis Bynum.

Jarvis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Theatre Performance from Austin Peay State University. He currently the director of the Nashville Improv Company, with whom he’s been performing for six years.

For more information, email Leslie Berra or Carmela Hofstee.

Cast Is Set for Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons’

Pull-Tight Players’ first drama of its 2022-23 season is Arthur Miller’s Tony-winning All My Sons. First staged in 1947, the play unfolds the story of an American family caught up in the tragedy that follows secrets and betrayal. Pull-Tight last produced the show in 2001.

The next production will open Sept. 30. Daryle Tallent, who most recently appeared in last season’s Madame Buttermilk, directs, with production by JK Gregg and Mark Mason.

The cast is as follows:

Cabot Pyle as Joe Keller – Cabot most recently appeared in last season’s closer, The Odd Couple, and also appeared as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman.

Jeanne Drone as Kate Keller – Jeanne appeared in 2020’s Waiting in the Wings, and directed The Miracle Worker.

Megan Roberts as Ann Deever – Megan won Pull-Tight’s Newcomer of the Year award in 2021. She played Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker.

Lenny West as George Deever – Lenny won Most Valuable Player for his role in The Odd Couple. He will direct this season’s The Book of Will.

Steve Mook as Jim Bayliss – Steve served on the crew of last season’s opener, Crimes of the Heart.

Willa Ross as Sue Bayliss – Willa appeared in our 2004 production of Steel Magnolias.

Tom Gregg as Frank Lubey – Tom appeared as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple, and played Victor Fleming in 2019’s Moonlight and Magnolias.

Meredith Seymour as Lydia Lubey – Meredith returns to Pull-Tight after last appearing in Waiting in the Wings.

Pull-Tight also welcomes Nathan Basner as Chris Keller and Chandler Young as Bert.

Tickets for All My Sons will go on sale September 19.

President’s Blog – July 2022

It’s hard to believe we are about to begin our 54th season at Pull-Tight. These past few years have been very difficult for the world, quite frankly, and we are so grateful to everyone who helped us stay on track, from the Board of Directors to our committee members, our volunteers, and of course our dedicated patrons. It was certainly all of us pulling together as a community that helped us weather the storm.

I hope you all got to see our last production of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple. It was such a fun experience, and we thank JK Gregg and her very talented cast and crew for delighting us all! Click HERE to enjoy photos from the show.

In addition, kudos to Leslie Berra and Jeanne Drone, co-chairs of this year’s Knot Awards Banquet. It was quite simply a ball! Thank you again to all the entertainers, presenters, and volunteers who helped make the evening a resounding success! Click HERE for a recap of our fun evening and to see this year’s award winners.

Next up is The Play that Goes Wrong. It will be as much fun as its sounds! Sarah Kieffner and her cast and crew are hard at work to bring us this incredibly funny show. The Box Office opens on July 18 and the show opens on July 29.

Again, we are so grateful to live in the community we do and to enjoy such enormous support from you all. See you at the theater!

Lynda Gibbs, President
Pull-Tight Players Board of Directors

‘That 70s Knot Awards Show’ Celebrates Pull-Tight’s 53rd Season

That 70s Knot Awards Show logo, Pull-Tight Players in Franklin, Tenn.

More than two years after a pandemic shutdown, Pull-Tight Players celebrated an abbreviated season with a 1970s-themed event. The 53rd Knot Awards Banquet took place at the Fieldstone Farms community clubhouse in Franklin, Tenn. Board member parliamentarian Leslie Berra and outgoing board member and vice-president Jeanne Drone served as co-chairs of the celebration. Themed costumes, food from Martin’s Barbecue, classic songs, and numerous awards helped to fill the evening with laughter and cheers.

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Actors Cast for ‘The Play that Goes Wrong’

The 54th season of shows at Pull-Tight Players will “day-boo” with a show demonstrating the power of Murphy’s law at work. Everything that can go wrong will hilariously do so when The Play that Goes Wrong opens July 29 at the Pull-Tight Theater in Franklin, Tenn.

Director Sarah Kieffner, who most recently led the comedy Moonlight and Magnolias, released her list of chosen wrong-doers.

Chris (director/Inspector Carter) – Caitlin Kent
Jonathan (Charles Haversham) – Lee Davies
Robert (Sir Thomas Colleymoore) – Philip Johnson
Dennis (Perkins) – Nathan Brown
Sandra (Florence Colleymoore) – Abigail Haggard
Max (Cecil Haversham/the Gardener) – JT Landry
Annie (Stage Manager) – Breanna Theobald
Trevor (Sound/Lights) – Joey Echeverria

Pull-Tight is pleased to welcome back a few veterans of our stage as well as a host of newcomers as we mount this popular comedy

The Play that Goes Wrong is written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields.

General tickets will go on sale Monday, July 18.

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