This is me!

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     The entertainment industry has been a part of my life since the beginning.

I have had a very exciting international career thanks to all of the talented people I encountered along the way who guided and developed my talent.

Now it is my turn to help guide and develop those who are excited about a career in the entertainment industry.

I just want to do my thing, have some fun and be a part of my community influencers!

 

     I started with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts when I was 15, toured with several bands and companies,

was a Denver Nugget Dancer, and have worked on over 250 theatre productions.

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Yes, over 250 individual stage productions, mostly musical theatre, as a dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, costumer, stage manager, assistant director, director, writer, and sometimes just a stage sweeper. There are no small parts!

 

Some shows I toured with that you will recognize are Grease, Cats, Chorus Line, Gypsy, Chicago, All That Jazz, Cabaret, Will Rogers Follies... Broadway is the pinnacle to a career but honestly, community theatre means more. 

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     You may have been one of my students at UIW, Wayland Baptist University, West Texas University, Amarillo College, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Seward County Community College, a variety of grade, middle and high schools in Colorado, Oklahoma, or Texas. Or perhaps at Dance World, my all-time favorite dance studio and company.

I salute Robyn Gayton, Jody Gayton, and Pam Behne 

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     I transitioned from dance to the modeling industry accidentally - 

Diane Dick International Modeling Agency in Amarillo, TX booked me to do choreography for the IMTA convention in NY and LA. We won 10 consecutive competitions in a row and before I knew it I was living in Milan, Italy developing talent internationally and doing choreography for fashion shows.

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That happened because Diane Dick gave me a first-class education in the modeling and fashion industry as a developer and booking agent. She also booked me all over the United States as a commercial and promotional model, show coordinator, MC, performer, makeup artist, hairstylist, wardrobe stylist, and photographer's assistant.

 

I taught professional modeling for adults and children, wrote several training manuals, went to cosmetology school to help open a salon at the agency, and was her Creative Director for 9 years. I loved my life.

 

     One day I was lent out to the film industry...8 features, several B films, shorts, and flops later I found myself in a completely new career. I worked as an actor, casting director, extras wrangler, location scout, location manager, script supervisor, unit production manager, hair, makeup, wardrobe, and general grunt production assistant until I ran out of non-union hours and was forced to quit the industry. 

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That's okay, it was time for a change. 

Austin & San Antonio, TX was exciting. I worked with several fashion designers, marketing & advertising agencies, production, television, and theatre companies, until an unfortunate car accident changed my life.

 

    The accident brought to light and progressed a brain disorder, Generalized Dystonia. It was initially caused by toxic poisoning at age 9. Among other things, it mostly causes a connective tissue disorder, sometimes it creates severe muscle spasms that look like seizures. I am now studying to become an advocate for Dystonia. Educating the medical industry is my goal because being misdiagnosed is the absolute worst life experience. 

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    Now, family & a new career endeavor is keeping me going. I am working with Dragonfly Agency in Dallas and Diane Dick Agency in Amarillo. Brooks Avenue & Equal Equity Productions is a collective of creative and passionate community leaders in the entertainment realm producing workshops and film projects. I am just the catalyst for this project, I hope you join me.

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Audrey Brooks