Daryl D. Brooks

Daryl D. Brooks

Daryl D. Brooks is a Chicago based Director, Writer and producer. Daryl has been with the Black Ensemble Theater for over 20 years and is currently the Producing Managing Director. His musical revue, You Can’t Fake the Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music, premiered at Black Ensemble Theater and earned him an African American Arts Award, Black Theater Alliance Award, and the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best  Musical/Revue. His production Men of Soul also received multiple awards and nominations including the Chicago BroadwayWorld nomination for Best Director for a Musical/Revue, a Jeff Award Nomination for Best Director of a Review, and was selected for production at The National Black Theater Festival. He has directed over fifty productions and some credits include; Black Pearl: A Tribute to Josephine Baker, Women of Soul, Time Machine: A Tribute to the 80’s, HITT Records (Black Ensemble Theatre), Memphis!, Pump Boys and Dinettes (Porchlight Musical Theatre), Million Dollar Quartet (Theatre At the Center), Akeelah and the Bee and Fast Food Chain (Adventure Stage and Northwestern Settlement) Color Purple, Dreamgirls (Phoenix Theater Company) Assassins (Theo Ubique) Sunday In The Park With George, Pippin! (Columbia College Chicago) and many, many more! Daryl is a proud member of the Sarah Siddons Artistic Council. In 2019 Daryl received the Chicago Defender’s Men of Excellence Award for building diversity and equity within the Chicago theater community. He was also named one of New City Stages 50 Players in Chicago in 2022 and 2024. His most important role to date is being a father to his wonderful, TikTok loving daughter Maya!