‘Polly: A True Pioneer Musical’ presents an experience of love, laughter, and generations of strong women.
The Little Theatre on the Bay is presenting the musical July 25 through Aug. 3 at the historic Liberty Theatre in North Bend.
Polly features a multi-generational cast of mothers and daughters—all of whom are descendants from the real-life heroine of this pioneer adventure.
“I’m so excited to tell this story,” said lead actress Abigail Becker.
“The music is amazing and it’s cool to be sharing the story of a real pioneer that I’m related to,” she said.
The musical follows the life of Polly Matilda Merrill Colton, the biggest personality in the pioneer west. The show portrays her struggles and joys in life, with each section of her experience performed by a different actress.
Full of infectious music, hilarious dialogue, and heartrending true stories, Polly is described as a pioneer story that everyone can enjoy.
The writer and composer of the musical, Steven Kapp Perry, spent two years working on this musical as a gift to his wife, Johanne Frechette Perry. For two decades the pair performed the musical across the nation, garnering huge praise for the show and sold-out theaters for nearly every performance.
But when the duo decided to allow a new generation of performers take the show on, local theater legends John and Gaylene Adamson, their daughter, Willow Becker, and granddaughter, Abigail Becker, thought they could infuse new life into the show as a family.
“It’s an incredible show as a one-woman performance,” said Becker. “But I really wanted to do this show about generations of women with my own generations of women. I am so blessed that my talented mother and daughter are doing this once-in-a-lifetime show with me.”
Tickets for ‘Polly: A True Pioneer Musical’ can be purchased at thelibertytheatre.org.
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