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President’s Blog – January 2024

January 12, 2024

Happy New Year to our season ticket holders, patrons, government partners, corporate partners, and volunteers!

Johnny Peppers, president of the Pull-Tight Players board of directors


What an amazing end to 2023 at the theater. So many great things have been happening over the last few months. We sold out our second show of the season, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, directed by Greg Grimsley, and our Christmastime offering, A Tuna Christmas, directed by Cindy Davis Massey. These two shows couldn’t be more different from each other, and that is one of the best parts of Pull-Tight’s seasonal offerings. You are almost guaranteed to see many different things over the course of a season. The Board of Directors is hard at work finalizing the titles for our 2024-2025 season. Look for that announcement in the coming months.

Next is Home, I’m Darling, directed by Pat Street. This play by British playwright Laura Wade won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2019. It is a real treat to bring new art to the community of Franklin, whether it is born a few miles away or across the pond. I hope you plan to catch this one – tickets go on sale on January 22.

Our Youth Actors Guild and Jr. Youth Actors Guild are preparing for auditions for We Will Rock You, School Edition, to be performed at Freedom Middle School in May. Do you know someone ages 6 to 18 who would like to participate in a musical? Check out the audition page for more information and a link to the sign-up form. Do you know a youth who would like to work with a mentor behind the scenes to learn lighting, sound, crew, or stage management? Email the directors, Leslie Berra or Hollie Osteen to learn about these opportunities.

We saw such growth throughout 2023 in volunteer involvement and personal and corporate giving. It amazes me when I look back at the two hundred volunteers who worked on shows on and off stage, the many hundreds of people who have donated to Pull-Tight in the last year, the thousands of people who enjoyed a performance, and the tens of thousands of memories our community created.

We hope you will join us in 2024 by seeing a show, volunteering for the organization in some way, showing your support with a financial donation, or finding a way to share our love for the arts and the City of Franklin, in which we thrive.

Thank you,
Johnny Peppers
Pull-Tight Board of Directors President

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Youth Actors Guild Karaoke Party

August 24, 2023

Saturday, Sept. 9
7 to 9 p.m.
Pull-Tight Theater

Join the Pull-Tight Players Youth Actors Guild Saturday, September 9 for a free karaoke party to kick-off our YAG and JYAG season. Get to know the advisors, learn more about what workshops we have planned, and hear a very special announcement about future youth activities at Pull-Tight.

Pizza, snacks and beverages will be served. Each participant will need to complete an information sheet upon arrival.

The event is for students aged 6 to 18. We ask that parents of kids under age 10 remain with them at the event, please

For more information, email Leslie Berra.

Youth Actors Guild Karaoke Party Saturday Sept. 9 2023

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Youth Actors Guild Audition Workshop with Jamey Green

March 14, 2023

Saturday, April 1
10:30 a.m. to noon
Pull-Tight Theater
112 2nd Ave South, Franklin

Join the Youth Actors Guild for a very special FREE audition workshop! Jamey Green, well-known music director, performer and vocal coach, will be instructing teens ages 13-18 on the art of a successful musical theater audition. Bring sheet music with you so you can perform a mock audition.

No need to pre-register. Just come ready to learn and have fun! Need more information? Contact Leslie or Carmela.

More about Jamey

Jamey Green is a producer, director, music director and writer. He has produced and directed over 300 shows, as well as music directed over 400 shows in Tennessee, New York, North Carolina, Florida, Alaska and the Virgin Islands. He was a co-owner, writer, and producer with the Avante Garage!; co-owner and artistic director for Euphoria the Theatre; artistic director for the Boiler Room Theatre for 14 years; and was music director for over 10 years at Act Too Players. He is a 2013 First Night Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from Broadwayworld.com. Jamey is also a vocal coach with over 35 years of experience, and has performed in dozens of productions.

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YAG Improvisation Workshop with Jarvis Bynum

August 19, 2022

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.

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