BROOKE ECHNAT IS A FREELANCE DIRECTOR, ACTOR, AND THEATER EDUCATOR BASED IN PITTSBURGH, PA.

As a director, she specializes in creating immersive experiences and developing new work. Her work aims to create opportunities for audiences to explore innovative and captivating worlds and reconnect with their childhood sense of curiosity, imagination, and play. 

As an Arts Merit Scholar, she graduated Cum Laude from Bucknell University with degrees in Theatre & Political Science. She has trained at the London Dramatic Academy, True Acting Institute, Michael Chekhov Association, Ensemble Actors Studio, and Theatrical Intimacy Education. Brooke was a part of two Opening Teams for the Walt Disney Company: Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser & The Disney Wish. Her time working on these projects and being mentored by Disney’s directing team made her fall in love with immersive theater and the endless possibilities of what storytelling can be. 

Currently, Brooke is a Resident Director and Producer for Vigilance Theater Group. She is also a Teaching Artist for City Theatre, and the Pittsburgh CLO, specializing in Acting, Playwriting, and Devising.

As an artist and human being, Brooke strives to create positive, energizing, and uplifting spaces that are welcome and made for all. 

In her free time, Brooke can be found cooking, listening to Stevie Wonder, hanging out with her dog, Piper, and planning her next adventure.