The Town Hall Theatre Company of Lafayette received a $20,000 grant from the Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation, the most significant grant the nonprofit has ever received. Managing director Dennis Markam, a teaching artist, said, “Over the past decade Town Hall has taken sometimes slow, but always steady, steps toward improving how we serve our community, our patrons, our volunteers, and our employees. This grant is immensely important in helping us build momentum as we enter our 72nd season.”.

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