PRODUCTIONS

OUR SONG

A From Chains to Gains production

Co-Producer: Neville Brooks, Dwayne Fulton, and Shaunda McDill
Written by Dominique Briggs, Monteze Freeland, and Patrice Wade Johnson
Script Supervisor: Randall Dottin
Composer: Dwayne Fulton

OUR SONG is a musical parable that travels with one family through the Transatlantic trade to Haiti, the shores of New Orleans, to Pittsburgh’s Steeltown, where we witness a legacy forged in the fires of history’s most trying times. The production is an academic and emotional musical journey through time, with songs and rhythms from the continent of Africa to the powerful soul-stirring Gospel music of today. Audiences will traverse through pain and sorrow, emerge into triumph and victory, and celebrate with an ongoing hope for tomorrow.

Part of the inaugural BUILD Residency Presented in collaboration with the Richard King Mellon Foundation, Our Song was a captivating coming-of-age musical that wove a poignant tapestry of African American history, from the depths of slavery to the triumphs of the present day. Audiences followed a teenage girl on her quest to discover her authentic voice while unraveling deeply buried family secrets. This emotionally charged production took audiences on an academic and emotional journey through pivotal historical eras. It featured a mesmerizing soundtrack that spanned from the rhythms of Africa to the soul-stirring Gospel music of today. Attendees traversed through moments of pain and sorrow, emerged into the brilliance of triumph and victory, and celebrated the enduring hope for a brighter tomorrow.