Director
Educational Directing - Columbia University School of the Arts
The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show by Katie Fanning & Phoebe Brooks at Columbia Nash, February 2023
LOVE (Among Dreamers) by Greg T. Nanni at Lenfest Center for the Arts, July 2022
Der Ring Gott Farblonjet by Charles Ludlam at Lenfest Center for the Arts, February 2022
Jyoti's Bridge by Kanika Asavari Vaish at Schapiro Theatre, November 2021
The Forgotten Columbia Exposition, Interactive Theatrical Walking Tour, July 2021
Dyadya Vanya: Files From A Dacha With 26 Rooms, Immersive Digital Experience, April 2021
Selected Directing - New York City & Regional
The Majesties of Wonderland adapted by Phoebe Brooks for Wingspan Arts, 2019
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare for Spicy Witch Productions, 2019
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare for Match:Lit, 2019
All One Forest by Joe Raik for Barefoot Shakespeare Company, 2018
Hamlet by William Shakespeare for Adirondack Shakespeare Company, 2017
Marie Antoinette by David Adjmi for HMTC Alumni, 2017
COULD THIS MEETING HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL by Kristin Slaney for Spicy Witch Productions, 2017
Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller for Spicy Witch Productions, 2017
The Country Wife by William Wycherly for Spicy Witch Productions, 2015
Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo for Spicy Witch Productions, 2014
Assistant + Associate Directing
ROCK MEDEA by Daniel Cantor & Gían Pérez -- Joe's Pub & Smash Studios
Directed by Daniel Cantor [Associate Director + Dramaturg]
& Juliet by Max Martin + David West Read -- Stephen Sondheim Theatre
Directed by Luke Sheppard [Assistant Director]
The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht -- NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Directed by Paul Coffey & Ben Steinfeld [Assistant Director + Dramaturg]
Affiliations
MFA in Directing , Columbia University School of the Arts, 2023
Programming Director, Spicy Witch Productions, est. 2013
Phoebe has also directed numerous developmental and staged readings for a variety of playwrights including Dylan Gurerra, Kristin Slaney, Gina Femia, Amy Crossman, Dezi Tibbs, Annette Storckman, Aladdin Ullah and Isaac Allen Miller. She occasionally dreams up Dance-Theater events that feature a mix of choreography and automatic kinetic creation.
Performer
On Camera
The Forging of Der Ring, Columbia University, d. Vivienne Shaw
Dress Rehearsal, Columbia University, d. Kanika Vaish
Nuclear Knack Knacks, Sideway Brothers, d. Francisco Solor
That I Was Born Into, NYU Student Film, d. Chanele Hemphill
Audio & Voiceover
The Big Fib ep. 100 , Gen-Z Podcast, d. Deborah Goldstein
The Big Fib ep. 35, Gen-Z Podcast, d. Deborah Goldstein
Theater+Politics Extravaganza, Independent Podcast, d.Gabby Cook-Francis
On Stage (New York City)
The Harmful Effects of Tobacco, Columbia University, d. Tiffani Swalley
The Seagull, Columbia University, d. Jorge Schultz
The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything, Emit Theatre, d. Ashil Lee
Romeo & Juliet, Emit Theatre, d. Gianna Cioffi
Assassins, HMTC Alumni, d. Woody Howard
Surly Bonds of Earth, Nylon Fusion, d. Lori Kee
Beardo, Pipeline Theater Co., d. Ellie Heyman
Bye Bye Birdie, Drawing Room, d. Joie Golomb
Alexis Roblan's Soup Play, Exquisite Corpse Co., d. Tess Howsam
On Stage (Regional)
The Winter’s Tale, Adirondack Shakespeare, d. Patrick Siler
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Adirondack Shakespeare, d. Tara Bradway
The Comedy of Errors, Adirondack Shakespeare, d. Tara Bradway
Hamlet, Adirondack Shakespeare, d. Patrick Siler
Love’s Labour’s Lost, Adirondack Shakespeare, d. Amelia Dudley
Much Ado About Nothing, Adirondack Shakespeare, d. Doug Durlacher
All's Well That Ends Well, Adirondack Shakespeare, d. Tara Bradway
Richard III, Adirondack Shakespeare, d. Patrick Siler
The Merchant of Venice, Adirondack Shakespeare, d. Tara Bradway
Julius Caesar, Adirondack Shakespeare, d. Sean Lounsbury
Training
BA in Theatre, Northwestern University School of Communication
Other Projects
Photographer
Photographer
Photographer
Phoebe has a camera and she takes photos with it. She uses the nom de photo "iconographoebe" because she likes puns. If you want photos of you, or your pet or an event, drop a line on the contact page.
Dramaturg
Photographer
Photographer
Phoebe has been participating in play development projects and editing classical scripts for over a decade.
If you're developing a new project, need help cutting an old play or finding contextual research materials, Phoebe is always down to 'turg.
Artist
Photographer
Artist
Phoebe dabbles in freehand illustration and painting, fiber arts, punning and hyperlink art. Not all of her interests are easily categorizable, so if you're wondering if she can help you with a project, just ask.
Educator
Phoebe has worked in theater education for elementary, secondary and undergraduate students. She's a Teaching Artist for Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival as well as an educator-at-large throughout New York City. She studied Creative Drama at Northwestern University and has received additional educator training from HVSF, TFANA, RSC and New York Medical College.