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DANA BROOKE is an actor and playwright based in NYC. She starred in the award-winning feature film “Laura Gets A Cat” (streamable on Amazon), for which she won Best Actress at the Reno Tahoe International Film Festival. She has worked opposite Chita Rivera, Mike Birbiglia, Reed Birney, Arthur Laurents, has performed at Cherry Lane, 59E59, Theatre Row, and with New Light Theatre Project (Company Member), The Journey Company, Cardinal Group, The Lark, New Circle Theatre Company, and NYCFringe. She starred in Arlene Hutton's award-winning, critically acclaimed two-hander BLOOD OF THE LAMB at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Adelaide Fringe Festival. Dana is a company member at B Street Theatre (co-founded by Timothy Busfield), where she has played lead roles in CONSTELLATIONS, IRONBOUND, VENUS IN FUR, OTHER DESERT CITIES, LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC, THE REALISTIC JONESES, OUTSIDE MULLINGAR, among others. Regional/Other: George Street Playhouse, New Jersey Repertory, Cincinnati Playhouse, Florida Repertory, Playhouse on Park, Valdez Theatre Conference, NNPN’s National Showcase of New Plays. Film/TV: "Not Your Year" (Amazon), “Damages” (FX), “Ed” (NBC), “Canterbury's Law” (FOX).  As a playwright, Dana’s full-length adaptations EXTRAORDINARY THINGS: THROUGH THE EYES OF ANNE FRANK, THE THREE MUSKETEERS, and THE SWORD IN THE STONE were commissioned and received full productions for B Street Theatre’s Family Series. Her original full-length plays, IN BETWEEN THE HOURS and WILL, have received staged reading around the country, as well as workshop productions in NYC.  

Select Praise for Dana Brooke as "Laura"

Laura Gets a Cat…manages to capture the same dry humour of Girls and the quickness of [Noah] Baumbach’s work, which makes for a very compelling, highly amusing and extremely relatable watch! The film belongs to Dana Brooke who seems a natural comedian. It is worth keeping an eye on the likes of Dana Brooke. - Filmotomy

The major strength of Laura Gets A Cat is its leading lady Dana Brooke…she manages to bring just the right amount of humor and realism to the role. - Movie Jawn

Brooke’s performance as the dreamy misguided heroine oozes the ability of a seasoned actor… Brooke embodies the character who doesn’t have it all figured it out and charms the sympathy out of your palms. - Film Threat