Brooke Berman's guest appearances

Brooke Berman

The Compass

The Firecracker Department

The Listen Podcast

Mary Sohn

Christopher Ryan

Michelle Buteau

Irene Sankoff

Niccole Thurman

Adam Scott

Rachel Wilson

James Davis

Mae Martin

Emily Schmidt

Ophira Eisenberg

David Kim

Noah Charney

Jess Salomon

Matt Lombardi

OwlTail

We have a brand new Reel Women’s Network creator spotlight for you! our FOURTH Firecracker Department Spotlight is playwright, filmmaker, author, teacher, BROOKE BERMAN.    Brooke has written and directed shorts Uggs For Gaza and All Saints Day, adapted her play SMASHING for Natalie Portman (!!!) and has written features for The Mark Gordon Company, Vox Films, and Red Crown!    Beyond her filmmaking and writing for the stage, Brooke is also the author of three nonfiction books including her memoir, No Place Like Home! The audiobook of her memoir, No Place like Home, is coming out in April!    She’s also been shopping around a new play and a pilot. And somehow she still finds the time to teach! This fall, she’s teaching screenwriting at NYU this Fall and in the Spring, playwriting at Bard College! Brooke is booked and BUSY!    Daniel Dae Kim on IG: https://www.instagram.com/danieldaekim/    Advancing Justice: https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/   Brooke on Twitter www.twitter.com/berman_brooke Brooke on IG:  www.instagram.com/brookebermannyc  Brooke’s new short: https://www.facebook.com/filmprettydoesnthurt/)    Reel Women's Network social:: Twitter:  @ReelWomensNetw1 Instagram: reelwomensnetwork FB: ReelWomensNetwork

We have a brand new Reel Women’s Network creator spotlight for you! our FOURTH Firecracker Department Spotlight is playwright, filmmaker, author, teacher, BROOKE BERMAN.  Brooke has written and directed shorts Uggs For Gaza and All Saints Day, adapted her play SMASHING for Natalie Portman (!!!) and has written features for The Mark Gordon Company, Vox Films, and Red Crown!  Beyond her filmmaking and writing for the stage, Brooke is also the author of three nonfiction books including her memoir, No Place Like Home! The audiobook of her memoir, No Place like Home, is coming out in April!  She’s also been shopping around a new play and a pilot. And somehow she still finds the time to teach! This fall, she’s teaching screenwriting at NYU this Fall and in the Spring, playwriting at Bard College! Brooke is booked and BUSY!  Daniel Dae Kim on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danieldaekim/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/danieldaekim/</a> Advancing Justice: <a href="https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/</a> Brooke on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/berman_brooke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/berman_brooke</a> Brooke on IG:  <a href="http://www.instagram.com/brookebermannyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/brookebermannyc</a> Brooke’s new short: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/filmprettydoesnthurt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/filmprettydoesnthurt/</a>)  Reel Women's Network social:: Twitter:  @ReelWomensNetw1 Instagram: reelwomensnetwork FB: ReelWomensNetwork

Reel Women's Network Spotlight: Brooke Berman

Although Brooke was initially trained as an actor, she felt a voice inside telling her that acting was not her calling. Today, she has worked as a playwright, a screenwriter, a director and a memoirist. In her interview, she tells us about how classical music, journaling and her training as an actor shaped her career and her life. “(Journaling) is how I process the world.” (Brooke, ~09:00) Brooke also shares with us her insights on her creative process. She is a firm believer in letting the page do what it wants to do. She lets herself go and drift away while writing her first drafts, she allows her characters to “audition” and then decides who she is calling back for the second draft. As a result, she encourages anyone who is writing or trying to find their voice to keep exploring without judgment. Spalding Gray, Holly Hughes, John Leguizamo, Sandra Bernhard, Anne Bogart, María Irene Fornés, Anaïs Nin, Alice Walker, Audre Lorde, Aristotle, Adam Rapp, Marsha Norman, Natalie Portman, Kate Hudson, Tripp Coleman, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Mike Leigh, Nicole Holofcener, Michael Chernus, Peter Stormare, Peter Hedges, Jessica Goldberg, Jill Soloway, Merritt Wever, Ingmar Bergman and Mike Nicholls. I kid you not, all of these names came up in our conversation! __________ Brooke Berman is an award-winning playwright, filmmaker and memoirist. Her films have been recognized by such prestigious festivals as the Savannah Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Aspen International ShortsFest. Her plays, which include Hunting and Gathering (Primary Stages), Smashing (The Play Company) and Until We Find Each Other (Steppenwolf), have been seen across the US and internationally, and she is the author of three nonfiction books, including the memoir No Place Like Home. A graduate of the Juilliard School and Barnard College, Brooke lives in New York City with her writer husband and their upstart son. brookeberman.net reelwomensnetwork.com dutchkillspress.com 9 Juicy Weeks to a Wonderfully Imperfect First Draft

Although Brooke was initially trained as an actor, she felt a voice inside telling her that acting was not her calling. Today, she has worked as a playwright, a screenwriter, a director and a memoirist. In her interview, she tells us about how classical music, journaling and her training as an actor shaped her career and her life. “(Journaling) is how I process the world.” (Brooke, ~09:00) Brooke also shares with us her insights on her creative process. She is a firm believer in letting the page do what it wants to do. She lets herself go and drift away while writing her first drafts, she allows her characters to “audition” and then decides who she is calling back for the second draft. As a result, she encourages anyone who is writing or trying to find their voice to keep exploring without judgment. Spalding Gray, Holly Hughes, John Leguizamo, Sandra Bernhard, Anne Bogart, María Irene Fornés, Anaïs Nin, Alice Walker, Audre Lorde, Aristotle, Adam Rapp, Marsha Norman, Natalie Portman, Kate Hudson, Tripp Coleman, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Mike Leigh, Nicole Holofcener, Michael Chernus, Peter Stormare, Peter Hedges, Jessica Goldberg, Jill Soloway, Merritt Wever, Ingmar Bergman and Mike Nicholls. I kid you not, all of these names came up in our conversation! __________ Brooke Berman is an award-winning playwright, filmmaker and memoirist. Her films have been recognized by such prestigious festivals as the Savannah Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Aspen International ShortsFest. Her plays, which include Hunting and Gathering (Primary Stages), Smashing (The Play Company) and Until We Find Each Other (Steppenwolf), have been seen across the US and internationally, and she is the author of three nonfiction books, including the memoir No Place Like Home. A graduate of the Juilliard School and Barnard College, Brooke lives in New York City with her writer husband and their upstart son. <a href="https://www.brookeberman.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">brookeberman.net</a> <a href="http://www.reelwomensnetwork.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">reelwomensnetwork.com</a> <a href="http://www.dutchkillspress.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">dutchkillspress.com</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Juicy-Weeks-Wonderfully-Imperfect-First-ebook/dp/B00O3GSWQQ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">9 Juicy Weeks to a Wonderfully Imperfect First Draft</a>

S6, E2:  Brooke Berman on Crossing Frontiers to Write in Different Media

Playwright, screenwriter, memoirist, and filmmaker Brooke Berman shares her experiences with the dark side, learning through doing when tackling new challenges, dealing with the business side of the entertainment industry, and becoming a parent as an artist. www.brookeberman.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Playwright, screenwriter, memoirist, and filmmaker Brooke Berman shares her experiences with the dark side, learning through doing when tackling new challenges, dealing with the business side of the entertainment industry, and becoming a parent as an artist. <a href="http://www.brookeberman.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.brookeberman.net</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 119: Brooke Berman