Joanne Brokaw

Improvisor, actor, and award-winning writer Joanne Brokaw spends her days dreaming of things she'd like to do but probably never will - like swimming with dolphins, cleaning the attic, and someday overcoming the trauma of elementary school picture day.

When she's not writing, performing, or staring at the computer screen listening to the deadline clock tick, she's leading workshops to help people of all ages push past fear, embrace creativity, and learn to play again.

As an award-winning freelance writer and columnist for more than 20 years, she's penned pieces on a wide variety of topics for numerous magazines, newspapers, and websites across the US and in Canada. Her first book, What The Dog Said (And Other Adventures In Everyday Life), is a collection of her humor and slice of life columns. Her second book, Suddenly Stardust: A Memoir (Of Sorts) About Fear, Freedom & Improv, is a quirky recounting of how improvisational theater changed her life.

Joanne hails from the Rochester, NY, area where she is active in the local improv and theater community. She lives with two dogs, one chicken, a host of backyard birds, and one very patient husband.