ON and ON

Welcome to 1970s Brooklyn, where the stoop is a gathering place, the neighborhood has a voice, and behind every brownstone door is a story fighting to be heard. At the center is Ruby Freeman, a mother doing everything she can to hold her family together. Love has found its way back to her doorstep, but so have the realities of survival, responsibility and a system that can make choosing yourself feel impossible. And in ON AND ON, words are only the beginning. When conversation can no longer carry what these characters are feeling, movement takes over. Bodies become language. Dancers sweep across the stage, collide, retreat and soar. The Corner Boys become the harmonic witnesses of the neighborhood, blending rich vocals, rhythm and character as they testify to what they see, what they know and what the neighborhood won’t always say aloud. They don’t simply observe the story. They perform it, answer it and give it voice. And through it all, The Voice, Odessa, rises and carries the vocal soul of the story. More than a singer, she becomes its emotional current, her voice moving through the lives onstage, lifting what cannot be spoken and giving melody to memory, longing, heartbreak and hope. When the story needs to breathe, Odessa gives it breath. When it needs to ache, she gives it voice. Featuring the extraordinary music of Curtis Mayfield, ON AND ON weaves acting, live vocals, dance and storytelling into a theatrical experience inspired by the soul and social consciousness of the 1970s. Created & Directed by Billie KingPresented by RAW Theatre GroupFeaturing the Music of Curtis Mayfield Three performances only. November 21–22, 2026.Barnsdall Gallery Theatre | Los Angeles Where Stories Dance.