Boiler Room Theatre - A Fun Evening Out in Franklin
No need to go all the way to New York or Chicago to see live theater. Just head over to the Factory at Franklin and visit the Boiler Room Theatre.
They offer around 7 shows per year with different productions to cater to different tastes. I have seen great comedies (Anything Goes, Forever Plaid), dramas (The Miracle Worker), and big productions (Chicago, Cabaret) at Franklin's Boiler Room Theatre.
What It's Like
The name speaks for itself.
The theater is located in the building which housed the boiler of the old stove manufacturing factory.
The theater itself is small, with only 120 seats, which gives it an intimate feel. Besides a small seating area, the stage is also quite small. I always find it interesting how they do so much with so little.
The actors do a fabulous job proving, once again, there is no lack of talent in the greater Nashville area!
The shows are usually between 2 and 3 hours with an intermission included between acts when you can use the restroom or grab a snack and drink at the concession area.
Tickets & Upcoming Shows
Boiler Room Theatre tickets are reasonably priced at $25 apiece for the weekend evening shows and even less for Sunday matinees ($23), Thursday evenings ($15), or Tuesday evenings ($12.50).
The theater opens 30 minutes before the show and has an open seating policy. Since it's such a small venue, there really are no bad seats.
To give you an idea of the types of shows, here's the schedule for the remainder of the 2009 season:
- Jesus Christ Superstar (Aug 21 - Sep 19)
- Clue: The Musical (Oct 9 - Nov 7)
- The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Nov 27 -Dec 20)
- Hard Boiled Christmas (Nov 28 -Dec 23)
And here's a sampler of shows planned for the 2010 season:
- Fiddler on the Roof
- The Fantasticks
- Brighton Beach Memoirs
- Nine
- Les Miserables De Deux Recit Du Villes
- Rent
- Christmas Belles
The Boiler Room Theatre also offers one or two children's shows a year as a nice alternative to the movies.
How To Get There
The Factory at Franklin is located on the corner of Franklin Road and Liberty Pike -- less than a mile north of downtown Franklin. So dinner before the show is an option at any downtown Franklin restaurant, or at the Factory itself at either Boxwood Bistro or Saffire (located right next to the theater.)
If you end up loving the Boiler Room Theatre, you can get season tickets for the entire year (like I did). It's a good time, and also a sure way to get my husband out on a date night 7 times a year!
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