Canadian theatrical director, actor, and playwright Daniel Brooks (23 June 1958 – 22 May 2023) passed away. For his original productions and team-written scripts, he was well-known in the Toronto theater community. Canada’s Toronto is the place of Brooks’ birth. At University College, he earned his degree in theater.
The construction of House, Here Lies Henry, The Lorca Play, and Monster, among other solo performances by Daniel MacIvor, involved Brooks’ participation.
Along with those individuals, he has worked with the Leslie Spit Treeo, Tracy Wright, Diego Matamoros, Don McKellar, Rick Miller (comedian), John Mighton, and Don McKellar.
To create The Noam Chomsky Lectures and Insomnia, he collaborated with Guillermo Verdecchia. The inaugural Siminovitch Prize in Theater was awarded to Brooks in 2001.
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Westlyn Rain, age 4, and Chapel Grace, age 2, were daughters of Daniel Brooks, a theatre director, and his wife, Kathryn. Previously, from 2003 to 2012, Brooks worked as the director of the Necessary Angel company, the co-director of the Augusta Company, and the playwright-in-residence at the Tarragon Theatre.