Brooke is available as a writing coach or script doctor and leads workshops in and around New York City seasonally.
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Brooke works one on one with playwrights, screenwriters and memoirists at any stage of their process, from the inception of an idea all the way through to its toughest and most compelling draft.
If you want to work with Brooke, CLICK HERE.
Brooke has been teaching playwriting and a writing-based approach to the creative process for over 20 years. She has taught playwriting at Bard College, Eugene Lang, UCSB, NYU Tisch, Fordham and through the New Dramatists 24 With 5 Collective, which she helped to create. Brooke was the Director of MCC Theater’s Youth Company Playwrights Lab for five years and built her teaching practice while a guest artist in the New York City public schools. She currently teaches screenwriting at NYU’s Kanbar School of Film and TV and DIY Filmmaking at School of the New York Times.
I took Brooke Berman’s class at a time when writing was not yet an integral part of my artistic life. The work we did class was therefore foundational, part of my first formative methods of discovery, and I have leaned on those principles ever since. Whether you are a seasoned writer or just starting out, I highly recommend time with this wonderful woman and her soulful writing practice.
—Jessica Dickey, playwright
I LOVE working with Brooke. She intuitively understands me, my writing, where I want to go and what I want to do. I feel extremely supported in the daunting journey of writing a screenplay. Her insight and developmental notes are superb. She shares her extensive experience in the industry as a writer but also just as a person with enormous depth and understanding of the human experience. Her guidance is invaluable.
—Rachel Fleit, Filmmaker
Brooke is a perfect, nurturing, inspiring and open inspiration. She is a superb teacher and a loving complex thinker.
—Erin Cressida Wilson, filmmaker and writer
Brooke Berman is an exceptional teacher. She has an innate ability to generously connect to her students and help them deepen and strengthen their writing. She creates a supportive environment where writers can truly grow. I highly recommend her workshops.
—Anne Garcia-Romero, playwright and theater professor, University of Notre Dame