Dear Steve ... it's Allie

Through music and storytelling, Allie explores family, memory, identity, and her journey as a trans artist and composer. Q&A to follow performance.

In a performance that is both traditional and high tech, Allie plays piano and mountain dulcimer, weaving together archival recordings, electronics, and symphonic samples as she sings, tells stories, and talks to her younger self, Steve. Through these conversations, she reflects on the heartland boy and devoted father she once watched from a distance and the life she now lives as a trans composer and artist.

When Allie’s evangelical cousin invites her to return to her hometown and attend church with him, she takes the opportunity to talk to Steve during the long drive back to his boyhood home. Together, they explore the things he was unable to see at the time and the unseen forces that have shaped them both.

This event is organized by a community partner and hosted by the Boulder Public Library. 

If arriving after 6:30 p.m. please use the Canyon Blvd. entrance. Parking is available in both the Canyon and Arapahoe lots. To reach the theater from the Arapahoe lot, cross the creek using the exterior bridge. Doors for after hours events typically close 30 minutes after the event starts. This timing is based on the discretion of the event organizer and late admission is not guaranteed.

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