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Pull-Tight Puts Holiday Cheer at Center Stage in Franklin

December 11, 2023

For more than 50 years, Pull-Tight Players has brought high-quality entertainment to Franklin and Williamson County. This holiday season, the organization brought its performers and volunteers out of the theater and into the streets to celebrate.

Pull-Tight participated in the Franklin Christmas Parade Dec. 2, with volunteers carrying our banner and a bright red Ford F-150 playing the part of Santa’s sleigh. Kids received candy, and attendees got a taste of the community spirit Pull-Tight is known for.

Pull-Tight Players at the Franklin Christmas Parade, 2023
Pull-Tight Players at the Franklin Christmas Parade, 2023
Pull-Tight Players at the Franklin Christmas Parade, 2023
Pull-Tight Players at the Franklin Christmas Parade, 2023
Pull-Tight Players at the Franklin Christmas Parade, 2023
Pull-Tight Players at the Franklin Christmas Parade, 2023

On Dec. 9 and 10, Pull-Tight lent its talent pool to the main stage entertainment at the annual Dickens of a Christmas street festival. Actress, choreographer, and former board member Bre Hall coordinated the players in a 20-minute review of Christmas favorites.

“Our Dickens of a Christmas performance was such a delight,” said Hall. We plucked out the best bits from all your festive favorites, including Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some), How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Story, the Musical, Elf, the Musical, and It’s a Wonderful Life.

“Our all-star cast and creative team had a jolly good time rehearsing this review. Our only mission was to lift spirits and spread cheer, while celebrating the talents of our diverse and inclusive community theater.

“Our eyes are set on the future as we plan to outdo ourselves every year, proving that Pull-Tight has been a staple of this town for ages and will continue to dazzle audiences for decades to come.”

Noah Osteen
Lauren McGill
Ross Canales
Lauren McGill
The Pull-Tight Players at Dickens of a Christmas, 2023
Sydney Hooper
Lauren McGill and Ross Canales
Sydney Hooper
Eli Bell
Meredith Seymour
The Pull-Tight Players at Dickens of a Christmas, 2023
JT Landry with the leg lamp from A Christmas Story
The Pull-Tight Players at Dickens of a Christmas, 2023
Lauren McGill, Ross Canales, and Eli Bell
Meredith Seymour
The Pull-Tight Players at Dickens of a Christmas, 2023
Leo Moucka, Sydney Hooper, and Ross Canales
The Pull-Tight Players at Dickens of a Christmas, 2023
Sydney Hooper
Ross Canales
Ross Canales and Lauren McGill
Eli Bell and Meredith Seymour
Meredith Seymour
The Pull-Tight Players at Dickens of a Christmas, 2023
JT Landry and Sydney Hooper
The Pull-Tight Players at Dickens of a Christmas, 2023
Leo Moucka as Santa and Sydney Hooper
Leo Moucka as Santa and Sydney Hooper

The theatre also set up a booth during both days of the festival. Visitors stopped to chat with volunteers about Pull-Tight, play games, and grab a candy cane or two.

Melanie McBurney at Pull-Tight Players' Dickens of a Christmas booth, 2023
Pull-Tight Players' booth at Dickens of a Christmas, 2023

Pull-Tight’s first participation in a downtown Franklin parade may date back to the nation’s Bicentennial in 1976. Members rode in a float and presented an original play highlighting local history, A Franklin Diary, by Jan Slusher. Cindy Davis Massey, who participated in this year’s Christmas Parade, can be seen below at the front of the float in 1976.

Pull-Tight Players volunteers riding on a float in a Franklin parade, 1975

Events team

  • Heather Bottoms
  • Mark Buchanan
  • Joey Echeverria
  • Michael Hall
  • John Fraser
  • JT Landry
  • Melanie McBurney
  • Sarah Woodruff

Entertainers

  • Eli Bell
  • Ross Canales
  • Sydney Hooper
  • JT Landry
  • Lauren McGill
  • Leo Moucka
  • Noah OSteen
  • Marjorie Pess
  • Meredith Seymour

Creative team

  • Bre Hall, Coordinator
  • Becky Leopard, Choreographer
  • Dustin Greenleaf, Music Director

Booth volunteers

  • Heather Bottoms
  • Stephanie Dillard
  • Joey Echeverria
  • Richard and Joanne Eddinger
  • Michael Hall
  • Phillip Johnson
  • Sarah Kieffner
  • JT Landry
  • Kyle Langford
  • Melanie McBurney
  • Cabot Pyle
  • Sarah Woodruff
  • Special shoutout to Johnny Peppers for his tent

Parade walkers

  • Cindy and Tim Massey
  • Hollie and Noah OSteen
  • Sarah and Garrett Woodruff
  • Extra shoutout to Vicky Stiles for the “Pull-Tight Players” Christmas sign
  • Steve Mook for the platform

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