Double Consciousness

Fresh off a fantastic online event this past summer, Double Consciousness continues to grow! Be on the lookout for this show as we submit to Theatre Festivals and more for 2022!

The unexpected duo of poet Adán Bean and comedian David Perdue use humor and the beauty of words to process the various social traumas of America and the Black community while celebrating the hope of its humanity. Experience a revolutionary response of raucous laughter and silliness and a communal wade into the soul, resulting in a live interpretation of what “double consciousness” truly is. As described by famed Black sociologist and activist W.E.B. Du Bois, double consciousness is the idea that Black identity is divided into two parts, which makes it difficult or impossible to have a single, unified identity. In this stage production, this “twoness” is represented by the poet and the comedian.

“[The show] moves fast and it’s just mesmerizing how well Adán and David play off one another and manage to sum up so much about 2020 and the plight of not only the Black experience in America, but just the plight of being in America. It is so universal and it's the perfect show to bring us back from the pandemic.”

Adán BEAN

An accomplished spoken word poet, emcee, storyteller and voice-over talent hailing from the small town of Massillon, OH but has called Atlanta home for over a decade. As a graduate of Morehouse College, Adán has anchored his creative base firmly in the Atlanta arts, culture and music scene. As a 2019 TEDx speaker and 2017 National Poetry Slam song winner, he’s represented Atlanta on the 2015 and 2017 Java Monkey Slam teams for the National Poetry Slam Competition.

As one half of the retro-progressive hip hop group, The Remnant, Adán has released three projects with the band as well as toured the country extensively bringing the music to the masses. Most recently, Adán dropped the first in what will be a series of EPs that explore the idea of “home”. QUIET is available now along with its lead single “Field.Hand.Writing”.

Adán also runs the culture site Forth District and hosts The SetList podcast, gearing up for its third season, where he interviews artists and musicians through the prism of their musical influences. His work has been featured on or with companies/brands such as TEDx, Habitat for Humanity, Def Jam Records, Cash Money Records, The Bert Show, CarMax, Coca-Cola, Cricket Wireless, Delta Airlines, All Def Digital, and more.