Sun Aug 30

Creek Street: A New Musical by William Leary and Stephen Geddes

Sun, August 30
3PM / $15 - $35 | $1.30 - $1.70 Fees
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Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

15200 Annapolis Rd
Bowie, MD 20715

William Leary

Creek Street is based on the true story of Dolly Arthur, one of the last remaining residents of
Ketchikan, Alaska’s infamous Creek Street — a boardwalk community of working women who built
their own lives on their own terms in the early 1900s. The show follows journalist Ryan Kincaid,
assigned to write Dolly’s obituary, who instead finds himself drawn into the remarkable story of a
woman who refused to let anyone else define her. With Book and Lyrics by William Leary and music by Stephen Geddes, Creek Street weaves between two timelines — the vibrant world of Creek Street at its height and a nursing home where an 87-year-old Dolly Arthur proves she hasn’t lost an ounce of her fire. The show features 18 original songs spanning country, ragtime and classic American musical theater. “Dolly Arthur was a woman who named herself, built something real out of nothing, and never apologized for who she was,” said Leary. “Her story deserves to be told, and Creek Street is our attempt to tell it faithfully and with the respect it deserves.”

Sun, August 30

3PM / $15 - $35 | $1.30 - $1.70 Fees
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