Combining a resident professional company and a fulltime staff with more than 100 visiting professionals, guest artists, and a large volunteer corps, the Playhouse draws professionals from across the country and volunteers from a dozen Tennessee counties. Until recently, The Playhouse was managed and directed by two generations of the Crabtree family since 1965 including long-time Producing Director Jim Crabtree, former Resident Music Director Ann Crabtree, and former Artistic Director Abigail Crabtree. In 2016, after Mr. Crabtree's retirement, Bryce McDonald became the Producing Director/CEO with Britt Hancock as Artistic Director and Weslie Webster as Education Director.