Tamar Brooks

Tamar Brooks is a Chicago-based actor, playwright, and poet.

Upcoming & Ongoing Projects:

• Two poems to be featured in the inaugural edition of Gallery Copy by Yes Project Space, launching on September 26th
• Short play, Down the Hall and To Your Death, to be featured at UWWFest on October 23rd
• Poem, “Reaper”, featured on a reed diffuser set by Urban Ganges
• New content on Substack (poems, videos, musings, and more) every Thursday
• Scripts and monologues available to read on the New Play Exchange

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Tamar Brooks is a Wisconsin original who received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, and joined the Chicago creative scene shortly thereafter.

Some of her notable roles include the Duke of Aumerle in Richard II, performed at Flint Castle in Wales; King Pentheus in Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes, an all-female retelling of Euripides’ The Bacchae; and Alice in the film I’m Not Okay, a finalist at the Seoul International Film Festival. Her writing has been featured in a variety of festivals and formats, including a 6-year tenure at UWWFest, myriad literary publications and gallery exhibitions, a calendar, and a reed diffuser.

Ms. Brooks is a company member of Loud Voices, Silent Streets, and has studied with Adrianne Cury, Malcolm McKay, and Patrice Egleston, among others.