Backlight Productions

06/03/2026

Happy Closing to our cast and crew! ⛰️✨

As The Sound of Music takes its final bow, our hearts are full. Thank you to every actor, artist, technician, volunteer, family member, partner (special shout out to our friends at Nashville Opera & hosts at Christ Presbyterian Academy’s Soli Deo Center) and supporter who helped make this inclusive production possible.

Together, we truly climbed every mountain— creating something beautiful and unforgettable. The joy shared through doing this show will stay with us long after the curtain falls….

This stunning photo is by Rachel Allison Photography. More to come!

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05/30/2026

Check out our recent NewsChannel 5 Nashville feature by Forrest Sanders. In our special production of The Sound of Music, Backlight Productions artists (performers with intellectual & developmental disabilities) are performing this weekend with singers from the Nashville Opera.

With combined forces, we’re working together & taking on one of the most classic musicals of all time; The Sound of Music: showing THIS Saturday & Sunday at 2pm! Tickets available on our website at backlightproductions.org

Singers with Nashville Opera are rehearsing a show alongside performers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. That group's part of Backlight Prod...

05/29/2026

The Sound of Music is just not the same with one group of actors… At Backlight, all different groups of artists collaborate together and it is the best… that makes this show that backlight puts on the most enthusiastic, engaging and most importantly emotional and moving.

Believe me after witnessing both casts I was moved almost in tears watching how far along I have seen the Backlight youth artists grow and now they get be with to older Backlight adults & perform.

Get your tickets now and support each and every one of them they have worked so hard to put on a great show for all of you. We are on this together, but we need YOU for the support- that way we will be able to keep the energy going.

*The content & verbiage of this post has been entirely generated by Backlight Artist, Phillip Porter 👏👏

05/29/2026

Make sure you tune in to NewsChannel5 tonight at 6:00 pm to see a story about Backlight Productions and our partnership with the Nashville Opera for this weekend’s production of “The Sound of Music!”🏔️

05/29/2026

Here are a few behind the scenes pictures and videos from dress rehearsal of The Sound of Music.

It will blow you away.

*The content and verbiage of this post is entirely generated by Backlight Artist, Phillip Porter. 👏👏

05/28/2026

The one and only PHILLIP PORTER (last seen as Aslan in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) is taking over Backlight’s social media feeds for Sound of Music Dress Rehearsals!🔥

We can’t wait.

05/27/2026

Swipe to the right to see the incredible corporations that helped bring all these amazing artists to the stage to make The Sound of Music possible! ✨

These inclusive productions — bringing together Backlight artists with IDD, Nashville Opera members & professional performers, as well as high school students — would NOT be possible without the support of a community that believes every artist deserves a place on stage…

The Sound of Music is made possible by the generous support of:
✨ Christ Presbyterian Academy
✨ Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
✨The Shain Family Foundation
✨ Engage Health
✨ Tennessee Arts Commission
✨ Middle Tennessee Electric
✨ 5by5
✨ Bart Durham Injury Law
✨ Benton Hall Academy

To all our show sponsors, you help us create meaningful, accessible, and inspiring opportunities for artists of ALL abilities.

We thank you. 💙🥹👏

05/22/2026

“Climb Every Mountain” feels especially meaningful for this cast…

Each cast member pictured has overcome obstacles, limitations others placed on them, fears, doubts, barriers, and countless moments where the world underestimated what they could do. And yet — they kept climbing.

They showed up.
They worked.
They grew.
They believed in themselves and in each other.

Now, as they prepare to take the stage in The Sound of Music, they need YOUR support.

Come cheer them on.
Come celebrate their journey.
Come watch them climb every mountain.

The best way to support inclusive theatre and these incredible artists is simple: show up. Fill the audience. Cheer them on. Celebrate what they’ve accomplished.

Tickets are almost sold out, and we would love to see this community rally around a cast that has worked so hard for this moment.

🎟️ Buy your tickets now and be part of something really special. Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc6jbtc9

05/21/2026

How do you judge a good costume? By whether it passes the spin test! ✨

Our costumes for The Sound of Music are officially twirl-approved. We love seeing our actors light up the moment they put their costumes on!

Come see it all come together in our upcoming shows May 30th & May 31st— performers of ALL ages & abilities are bringing this beloved show to life!