Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre

In show business, something may be popular today and forgotten tomorrow. One Nashville, TN theater has bucked that trend since it opened its doors back in 1967. Tennessee Crossroads went to find out why Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theater is still going strong, and who better to ask than the man who founded the place and his son who now runs it. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television’s Tennessee Crossroads.


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In show business, something may be popular today and forgotten tomorrow. One Nashville theatre has bucked that trend since it opened its doors back in 1967. Rob Wilds went to find out why Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theater is still going strong, and who better to ask than the man who founded the place and his son who now runs it?

Rob Wilds has been a part of the Tennessee Crossroads family since 1993. As one of our most frequent producers, and the recipient of several journalism awards throughout his various careers, Rob finds that the best reward for his work is meeting the fascinating people and visiting the interesting places he encounters in his travels. A presence in television, radio and print reporter for more than 20 years, Rob is a teacher, writer, producer and director as well as an actor (with appearances in feature films, television shows and on stage).

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