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Town Hall ThEATre History “Let Them Eat Brioche” Challenge

Local Food Adventures • Aug 03, 2018

Town Hall ThEATre History “Let Them Eat Brioche” Challenge

Join 2018 Best Walking Tour of the East Bay Local Food Adventures and Town Hall Theatre as we eat, tour and talk about theatre during our “Let Them Eat Brioche” Challenge. This is the second installment of our ongoing Town Hall ThEATre History event series.

Attention, bread lovers!!!

In honor of Town Hall Theatre’s upcoming production of The Revolutionists and Marie Antoinette’s famous saying, “Let them eat brioche” (yes, that’s what she said), we’ll be taking you on a tour of this 100-year-old theater, giving you a sneak peak into the show and following it up with selection of various dishes all made with brioche.

Local restaurants participating in the Brioche Challenge include Yankee Pier , American Kitchen and Locanda Positano , recently named 2018 Best New Restaurant of the East Bay.

Town Hall ThEATre History Presenters

Lauren McCabe Herpich, founder and owner of Local Food Adventures, will take you through more than 100 years of local Lafayette history and entertainment. Following our tour, Lauren will host a four-course tasting of unique brioche dishes featuring the cuisine of some of Lafayette’s favorite restaurants.

Liliana Duque Pineiro, Scenic Designer for The Revolutionists. Ms. Pineiro will give us a sneak peak behind her exciting design for our season opener and share her historical inspiration. The set for this show is sure to get folks talking and you will be the first to hear why!

Susan E. Evans, Director of The Revolutionists will discuss her vision for the show and give you some historical context of the four women depicted in the play as well as some background on the local playwright, Lauren Gunderson!

Town Hall ThEATre History Tickets

$65 for Town Hall Theatre subscribers. $60 for non-subscribers. Early Bird ticket pricing at $50 for subscribers and $55 for non-subscribers ends August 11.

Purchase tickets directly with the Town Hall Theatre Box Office online or call 925-283-1557

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