Ookeditse Phala

Botswana

Ookeditse Phala has 11 years’ experience using theatre on stage, radio and television as a tool for behaviour change.

He has amassed invaluable experience in interactive acting, message-processing with a live audience, writing scripts for behavioural change, theatre skills training, health training, directing and management of community projects.

Ookeditse has also worked with various local, regional and international NGOs and private organisations, to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS issues through participatory theatre. His most recent work was industrial theatre for Intersite South Africa, in collaboration with the Netherlands-based Kgotla Company.

Ookeditse holds a BA (Honours) Degree in Dramatic Art and is currently pursuing a Masters in Dramatic Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand.