The Pan-African Theatre Ensemble (The PATE)
Theatre Practice-as-Research
Artistic Director: D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson
"I am so glad to see the fine work you are doing on behalf of our students and the university.
Your artistry and activism are appreciated, especially now. Great show!
Proud to call you colleague!" -- Daniel Nadon, Professor of Theatre, School of Theatre and Dance,
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio - Venus Production, March 2017
The [Pan-African Theatre Ensemble] always puts on distinctive productions, and The Purple Flower is no exception. This play should be seen for its unique and nuanced writing, themes and elements of production. Ashlynn Thompson, The Burr, March 2018
The Pan-African Theatre Ensemble would like to thank you all for supporting our students at the Fringe theatre festival this summer 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland. - (Aug. 3-7, 2019). Thanks to the ICTF team in the US and Scotland, and for the generous support from the Department of Pan-African Studies, Kent State University.
Cast Members: Yayra Tamakloe, Sri Varshani Raghujie, Madison Ledyard-King, and Dr. Joanne Dowdy. Thank you! We did it!
This 9+ min video is an excerpt of our get-in to the start of the show.
