Pull-Tight’s Board of Directors regretfully announces the resignation of President Lenny West. Vice-President Carmela Hofstee has stepped up to the role of President effective August 30, 2021.

Lenny provides the following statement:

“While I was truly honored, humbled, and beyond thrilled to be elected to serve as Pull-Tight’s President, it has become increasingly clear to me that perhaps I am not the best possible leader for the Board of Directors at this time. I plan to continue serving this great organization in any ways that I am able. I wish my dear friend Carmela nothing but the greatest success in her new role, and the Board the same in meeting these challenging times and the needs of our patrons and artist membership in ways that allow us to remain intact and thrive.”

During his tenure as President, Lenny spearheaded the herculean task of moving out of our costume storage space to a much, much smaller one, including sorting through a mountain of costumes, making difficult decisions, and organizing the costume yard sale, an event that helped clear out the inventory, raised money for the theatre, and brought a lot of new faces into our space.

Stay tuned for the first President’s Blog from Carmela as she begins her term as Pull-Tight President, and join us in wishing her “break a leg” and our thanks for taking on this role during what continues to be a difficult time.

So is anyone out there ready to finally see The Real Inspector Hound? If, like me, you enthusiastically answered YES!, well then, you’re in luck! At long long last, tickets for this production go on sale to the public on August 30!!!


After a long hiatus, director Tom Gregg has reassembled his cast and crew, who are busy rehearsing, putting finishing touches on the set and costumes, focusing the lights, and perfecting this production that we have been waiting to see for eighteen months! I know I can’t wait to see it, and I hope to see you there.

For all who do plan to attend this production, please make sure to familiarize yourselves with the COVID-19 safety protocols that Pull-Tight has put into place for this production. They can be found on the Box Office page on our website. Please note that any safety measures are subject to change at any time as the situation with the pandemic changes. Believe me when I say that the Board of Directors at Pull-Tight is quite literally working nonstop to keep ourselves informed and to make decisions that will serve all of our artists and patrons.

I hope you’ve made plans to join us this coming Saturday, August 28th for our kNot Awards Picnic! So much work has gone into what I’m sure will be a great evening of fun, entertainment, and reconnecting with old friends and hopefully welcoming new ones into our midst. Thanks to committee Chairs Dan Kassis and Beth Woodruff and their team for putting this evening together. If you plan to attend this free event, please register by this Friday, August 27th. I can’t wait to see you all there!

Do you have an interest in directing a production at Pull-Tight? If so, we would like to hear from you. We are currently accepting submissions from potential directors. But act fast—submissions must be in by September 1st! Playreading Committee Chair Jennifer Bennett and her team have been reading stacks and stacks of scripts over the past year in hopes of finding just the right plays to produce during our 2022-23 season, and yours might be just the one we are looking for. More info on the submission process can be found HERE.

It seems a bit unreal that after such a long absence we will open our theaters doors again, and I could not be happier!

See you at the theater!

Lenny West, President
Pull-Tight Players, Inc. Board of Directors

Out with the old, in with the new! My term as Pull-Tight President expires with the chiming of the clock this July 1st, and your swankified Cinderella will revert to peasant status.

It has been a pleasure to serve this fine institution as a board member these past three years. In that time, we have made strides in the betterment of our facilities, our public relations, and our social media outreach. We worked tirelessly behind the scenes, lending truth to the credo of many a college student: “Work hard, play hard.” And as always, we continued (with a brief involuntary hiatus) to offer high caliber and quality entertainment.

In this time of transition, one of renewed optimism as we approach a grand reopening, the Pull-Tight community aims to whet the appetites of all who are longing for the arts. This hiatus is soon to end, and under the watchful stead of incoming president Lenny West, I have no doubt we will all “Pull Tight” in celebration and camaraderie.

All the best,
Matt Grimes