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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
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Scroll down to view images of all 7 productions by the PATE (2016-2019)

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Digital Masks to Africa - Cheikh Anta Diop: Poem for the Living by Mwatabu Okantah
Devised/Devised by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson
Performed by PATE
March/April 2019

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Excerpt from Act 2 - An Echo in the Bone by Dennis Scott - Performed by the PATE
Directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson
Actor on film: J.L. Mooreshine

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Film - The Purple Flower

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The Purple Flower by Marita O. Bonner - performed by the PATE
Directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson
March & April 2018
Performed by PATE
Actor on film - Melina Collins

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Vejigantes by Francisco Arrivi - Performed by the PATE
Directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson
November 2017
Performed by PATE

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Venus by Suzan-Lori Parks - Performed by the PATE
Directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson
March 2017
Performed by PATE

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The Bacchae of Euripides 2

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Tahinta!: A Rhythm Play for Children by Efua Sutherland - performed by PATE
Directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson
December 2016

Photo by Aaron Self

The Bacchae of Euripides 2

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The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite by Wole Soyinka
Directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson
November 2016
Performed by PATE
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