Janie Brookshire

Janie Brookshire is an actor and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. As an actor she has performed on Broadway at Roundabout Theatre, off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theatre, Mint Theatre Company, Irish Repertory Theatre, New World Stages, and Pearl Theatre Company. Selected regional theaters include The Old Globe, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Dorset Theatre Festival, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and PlayMakers Rep. Her onscreen credits include “Fallout”, “Blue Bloods”, “Forever”, “Louie”, “The Good Wife”, and the multi-laureled independent films A Shot Through the Wall and So Good To See You (Sundance Film Festival, opposite Sienna Miller). She is the co-creator, co-producer, and co-host of the podcast art.fully.grounded. She earned her MFA from UNC Chapel Hill’s Professional Actor Training Program.

The Lady with the Little Dog

At Union Square the commuter amoeba oozed into the 4 train and she made herself as liquid as possible so that she wouldn’t be left behind. “Stand clear of the closing doors, please.” Ding-dong. Ding-dong. Ding-dong. Get out of the door so we can leave! Wow, she was cranky.