Baritone Hue: the deep emotional, artistic, and spiritual layers of the human experience through the lens of Black culture. The depth of visuals and emotions resonating with powerful, liberating tones and vivid imagery (particularly from a Black poet with a deep voice).
*by poet I mean all Artist
📸 @sean.kxrey
Manifest Monday is our weekly spotlight on Black men who are walking in purpose, using their gifts, and turning vision into impact.
This week, we’re featuring Leroy D. Bean—an artist who uses spoken word to connect deeply with the human experience. Through powerful storytelling and authentic expression, he creates space for healing, reflection, and growth.
His work reminds us that our stories matter—and when Black men share their stories, it creates space for truth, healing, and transformation.
#ManifestMonday #BlackMen #BlackExcellence #SpokenWord #StorytellingMatters #HealingThroughArt #BlackCreatives #PersonalGrowth #DreamChasers
At the final dress rehearsal for Baritone Hue, @keannamdaniels shared one of the reflections that stayed with us most — how deeply this piece connected to her present season.
She spoke about flow, surrender, and the importance of not resisting what God is calling her toward.
That’s part of what this work has carried from the beginning — not just language, but recognition.
Not just performance, but encounter.
Behind every moment of Baritone Hue is a collective of people whose hands, eyes, instincts, and artistry helped give this work its shape.
This experience was made richer through the care, vision, and creative labor of an incredible team, and this post is in honor of each person who helped bring it to life.
Honoring the team behind the experience:
Leroy D. Bean — Writer, Producer, Actor
Dana Graham — Director, Producer
Tiffany Countryman — Stage Manager
SEANKXREY — Visual Curator
Ronald Frost Jr. — Lighting and Sound Designer
Dr. Umvikeli G. Scott Jones — Musical Composer
Tyneia McGill — Costume Designer
Dave Scott — Pre-Show Curator and Designer
Devin Bean — Documentary Director
Ishmael McKinney — Videographer
Chop — Videographer @go.chopchop.go (not pictured)
Jomo Faulks — Percussionist (not pictured)
Eddie Brookshire — Bassist (not pictured)
Matthew Vaughn — Airport Personnel @matthewvaughnb (not pictured)
Deep gratitude to everyone who poured into this work and helped make Baritone Hue what it is.
baritonehue.com
A glimpse of what Baritone Hue leaves behind.
After attending our final dress rehearsal, Sierra Leone ( @poetsierraleone ) shared her thoughts on the storytelling, the experience of the show, and the lines that continued to live with her afterward.
Including this one:
“Wonder if God is colonized.”
Some work doesn’t end when the scene does.
baritonehue.com
There is a lineage to poetry.
There is a culture around open mics, features, and live performance.
And then there are the moments when an artist is called to build something that stretches beyond the familiar form.
Baritone Hue comes out of that place.
Not disconnected from poetry culture, but in conversation with it.
Not opposed to what already exists, but intentional about offering something distinct.
This piece carries poetry, yes — but also narrative, design, concept, atmosphere, and a deeper architectural vision behind the experience itself.
This video speaks to some of that history and some of that difference.
Tickets available now.
baritonehue.com
Baritone Hue is more than a poetry performance.
It’s a story you can simply sit in and enjoy — and it’s also a work layered with intention, symbolism, texture, and meaning for the ones who love to look deeper.
So whether you’re coming for a powerful night of storytelling or you’re the kind of person who wants to understand the why behind every choice, this piece has something for you.
This is what makes Baritone Hue different.
Not just poems. Not just performance.
An experience with depth, vision, and story woven into every detail.
Tickets are on sale now. Come experience it for yourself.
baritonehue.com
Big smiles at the fact that I came off a NATIONAL TOUR and jumped straight in as a adjunct for University of Dayton that led to a public show, a quick 2 creative writing workshops for a middle school in Cincinnati, while also preparing to be on a panel to breakdown and discuss Toni Morrison's Beloved for the Dayton Metro Library, WHILE ALSO preparing for Baritone Hue, The biggest project of my life! Don't ask me how lol
This is just a reminder to me to celebrate all wins! Its been a massive 6 months 🙌🏾😁
First photo by @byshoncurtis
