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Theatre Lawrence founder Mary Doveton earns national honor
Mary Doveton of Lawrence received the Art Cole Lifetime of Leadership Award from the American Association of Community Theatre at AACTFest 2023 in Louisville. She started Theatre Lawrence in 1977, retired after 45 years, and helped build the $multimillion Theatre Lawrence building opened in 2013. She chaired regional and national theater festivals, served on the AACT board, was named an AACT Fellow in 2009, mentored for the Kansas Arts Network, led the Association of Kansas Theatres, and earned the Phoenix Award for Performing Arts in Lawrence.
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Lawrence Theatre
Dorinda Toner
Portland
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