Tré Cotten (He/Him/His)

     Tré Cotten is a graduate of the PATP Class of 2017. He has gone on to become a published educator, Producer and Director. As the keynote speaker for the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA) Conference in 2021. His work as a Dialect Coach & Designer have been featured in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. He has worked as a Dialect and Acting Coach on Oscar-nominated One Night in Miami, Emmy-nominated The Porter, Amazon's The Peripheral, and Universal's The Exorcist: Believer. His Broadway work includes Kenny Leon’s Tony-nominated revival Purlie Victorious: A Non Confederate Romp Through the Cottonpach by Ossie Davis. 

     Mr. Cotten is the creator of The Human Mortals Project & Ensemble, a devised training experience aimed at decolonizing the approach to heightened text in the performing arts through popular education. Since 2020 The Human Mortals Project has been devising, developing and workshopping new works with artist around the globe. His lecture series titled, Sociolinguistics: Idiolects for the Stage & Screen, has been presented at Public & Ivy League Institutions in the United States, as well as Canada.

     Mr. Cotten is the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Rollingwood Media Group, a global production company dedicated to empowering neighborhood stories on stage and screen. Rollingwood Media Group focuses on international collaborations, co-productions, and artistically erasing borders, with an emphasis on Black and Indigenous narratives.

     He is the Founder of The Athletic Artist Collective, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to enhancing media literacy for athletes at all levels—from amateur to professional. Through its flagship program, The Hoops & Reelz Academy, the organization bridges the gap between athletic performance and media mastery. Mr. Cotten’s Giant Steps Progression Technique has served storytellers in the mediums of film, theatre, sports, video gaming and voice-overs. He is represented by United Talent Agency (UTA).