Brooke Shoemaker

Brooke Shoemaker joined Gray Talent Group from Claire Simon Casting, where she had worked as a freelance casting assistant, handling street casting and assisting with on-camera auditions. As an agent at Gray Talent Group, she has recently booked actors on various theatre projects - including the Broadway shows Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot, Jerusalem, and Rock of Ages. Television projects include placing actors in starring and recurring roles roles on series Shameless (Showtime), Level Up (Cartoon Network), Boss (Starz), and film projects such as Conviction, Flipped, Trust, 30 Min or Less, Contagion, and Reel Steel. She is a graduate of the Columbia College acting program and has a minor in Entertainment Business with a focus on talent management. Previous to her work in casting, Brooke worked as a costumer and freelance makeup artist in Chicago. Brooke is also a part-time faculty member at Columbia College in the AEMM department where she teaches aspiring talent managers and agents. Brooke feels very blessed everyday to be able to do what she loves and to work with the most talented and wonderful actors in Chicago.