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
Paper: "Theatre Practice-as-Research in Staging Black Feminist (Re)Memorials in Pan-African Plays: Vejigantes by Francisco Arrivί and The Purple Flower by Marita Bonner" (2019)
by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson
(Digital Media - images, film still, projection designs)
Figure 5 – Act Three, Vejigantes by Francisco Arrivi, Directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson. Characters Mama Tona (Jessica Bryant) left, and Marta (Rafaela Clerles) to the right. Photo by Sydney Sheets.
Figure 6 - Cast and Director for The Purple Flower by Marita Bonner, from left: Elizabeth “Liz” Schmidt, Kimberly Debham, D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson (Director), Melina Collins, Kendra Dempster-Walsh, and Kennedi Combs (seated). Photo by Taylor Bryant.
Figure 10. Film Still from "The Purple Flower" showing collage projections, showing the White Devil, played by Elizabeth “Liz” Schmidt.
Figure 5 – Act Three, Vejigantes by Francisco Arrivi, Directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson. Characters Mama Tona (Jessica Bryant) left, and Marta (Rafaela Clerles) to the right. Photo by Sydney Sheets.