Daniel Brooks (1958 - 2023)
director

As a writer, director and performer, Daniel Brooks collaborated with a wide range of artists. His many works include: a series of monologues created with Daniel MacIvor; multi-media work with Rick Miller; and direction of work by John Mighton, Beckett, Sophocles, Ibsen, Mamet, Goethe, and the musical The Drowsy Chaperone. His many creations include the Noam Chomsky Lectures, Insomnia, the Eco Show, the Good Life, Bigger Than Jesus, Pokey Jones, Divisadero and a series of plays created with Don McKellar and Tracy Wright (The Augusta Company).  He was co-artistic director of the Augusta Company and artistic director of Necessary Angel from 2003-12.  He taught regularly, and his many awards include the inaugural Siminovitch Prize for achievement in Canadian theatre in 2001. His work has toured across Canada and around the world.

For Peggy Baker Dance Projects: Daniel collaborated with Peggy Baker and Michael Healey as director on Are you Okay.