Brooke Flanagan
Brooke has served as Executive Director for Steppenwolf Theatre Company, America's premier ensemble theatre, since 2020. Together with Artistic Directors Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis, she is responsible for stewarding the company's artistic growth, programmatic service and economic vitality. During her tenure, the globally acclaimed theatre has expanded their artistic campus with the addition of the Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center and Ensemble Theatre in Honor of Helen Zell; produced/presented myriad productions across their three stages in Chicago; and transferred work to Broadway, Playwright's Horizon and MTC (NYC), CTG and Geffen Playhouse (LA), and the Galway Arts Festival (Ireland). New plays premiered during her tenure include PURPOSE by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, which is the only production in history to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Tony Award for Best Play and Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award.