“When I was a child, we didn’t have what you’d call libraries. We lived in the middle of nowhere between two mountains: Smokey and French Mountain. So no library, no television. And so once a month a library would come in, full of books.” – Judy Whitty

The longtime manager of the theater, Al Wittle, came here were in his early twenties… The group of us who are shareholders decided that that was the thing to do would be the name of theater after him. – Steve Slipp

I was an accountant for 20 years, but I always thought that wasn’t my calling. – Brian Kelly

This is an investment in our community. People want this space here. – Mary Harwell

The big changes in this town were dramatic and came fairly quickly in the seventies because the university expanded quickly. – Richard Daniels