Tamar Brooks is a Chicago-based actor, playwright, and poet.
Upcoming Projects:
- Playing Randolph in Halsted Street at the Museum of Contemporary Art, February 24th at 6 p.m.
- Short play, Mind the GORK, to be featured in the No Dogs in the Kitchen One-Act Workshop, March 21st at 7 p.m.
- Playing myriad roles in Stories with Cunning Folk Theatre at the Athenaeum Center, May 27th-31st
- Poem, “Free Table Find”, featured in The Courtship of Winds, Winter 2026 issue
- New posts on Substack (poems, videos, and more) every Monday and Thursday
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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, online platforms, and exhibits, including a 5-year tenure at UWWFest.
Ms. Brooks is a company member of Loud Voices, Silent Streets, and has studied with Adrianne Cury, Malcolm McKay, and Patrice Egleston, among others.
Links to Previous Work
Profiles
Actors Access (full list of credits)
Backstage (full list of credits)
Casting Networks (full list of credits)
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