Dream Jobs: Actor

Dream Jobs: Actor

By Austin Kim
July 8, 2019

July 8, 2019

Ahmed T. Brooks is an actor in Drunk Shakespeare, a retelling of the classic plays.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

He brings Shakespeare's plays to life in front of an intimate audience. He showed Newsy's Austin Kim around his Dream Job.

Catch "Dream Jobs" during "The Why" on Mondays at 7 p.m. ET. Click here to check local listings.

TRENDING IN U.S. NEWS

The U.S. Department of State

Judge Orders State Department To Release Ukraine Documents

Florida Senate Votes To Remove Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel

Smoke shop worker vaping

House Committee Approves Bill Taxing E-Cigarette Products

Republicans storm SCIF in the Capitol.

Republicans Storm SCIF, Delay Pentagon Official Testimony

Indonesian Transportation Authorities Fault Boeing In 737 Max Crash

House Passes Bill That Makes Animal Cruelty A Federal Felony

Anti-government militia member patrols Maheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon during 2016 occupation.

Getty Images/Joe Raedle

Report Warns Of Violent Threats, Assaults On Workers On Federal Lands

Chicago Public School teachers strike

Striking Chicago Teachers Hold Out Hope For Quick Resolution

A natural gas-fired power station in California

Trump Administration Sues California Over Cap-And-Trade Agreement

U.S. President Donald Trump announces he is lifting sanctions on Turkey

U.S. Is Lifting Sanctions Placed On Turkey Related To Syrian Invasion

Chicago teachers strike.

5th Day Of Classes Canceled As Chicago Teacher Strike Continues

A Swedish Match General tobacco product

Swedish Match

Some Tobacco Products Can Now Market As Less Risky Than Smoking

The now former Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Kevin McAllister talks with employees in 2018.

Boeing Fires Executive Who Oversaw 737 Max Planes

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian

Tech Entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian Pushes For Paid Family Leave

Former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power

From Journalist To U.N. Ambassador: Samantha Power Details Her Journey

Parents Face Additional Charges In College Admissions Scandal

PG&E Preparing To Cut Power To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Customers

U.S. soliders in Iraq

Iraq Military Says U.S. Troops From Syria Can't Stay

U.S. soliders in Afghanistan

Pentagon Makes Precautionary Plans For Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal

U.S. Ambassador William Taylor introduces himself as head of the U.S. Embassy of Ukraine

U.S. Embassy in Ukraine

Top U.S. Diplomat To Ukraine Will Testify Before Congress

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff

Resolution To Censure Rep. Adam Schiff Fails In The House

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu Fails To Form A Government For The 2nd Time

Prayer and candlelight vigil Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church on April 27, 2019 in Poway, California.

ADL Says Synagogue Shooting Inspired Other Anti-Semitic Attacks

Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Outlines $800 Billion K-12 Education Plan

The DOJ Is Distancing Itself From Rudy Giuliani

California Fire Victims May Miss Out On PG&E Claims

Damage from the Dallas tornado

Dallas Fire Rescue

Powerful Tornado Rips Through Northern Dallas

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper Meets With Afghan President Ashraf Ghani

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Defense Secretary Visits Afghanistan To Restart Peace Talks

President Donald Trump

Trump Says His Resort Will No Longer Host 2020 G-7 Summit

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media

38 Culpable In Email Probe, No Evidence Of Deliberate Violations

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

McConnell: Trump's Troop Withdrawal Is A 'Grave Strategic Mistake'

Hillary Clinton

Clinton Says Russia Is 'Grooming' A Democrat For A Third-Party Run

Perry Says He Will Not Comply With Congressional Subpoena

Reuters: Boeing Employees Had Concerns With 737 Max In 2016

Johnson's Baby Powder bottle

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Baby Powder After Asbestos Discovery

Nevada Firearms Coalition President Don Turner

Newsy / Madeline Carl

Where Do Gun Owners Stand On Popular Gun Reform Proposals?

Chicago Public School teachers strike

Chicago Teachers' Strike Highlights Student Homelessness

Chicago Teachers Union supporters strike

Chicago Teachers Strike Continues For Second Day

Parishioners worship during a mass to celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St Paul Cathedral

Pennsylvania Diocese Paid More Than $4 Million To Sexual Abuse Victims

Teachers strike across the country.

What The Fact: Examining Teacher Pay

A small house in a neighborhood

What The Fact: America's Shrinking Middle Class

CNN forecasts wind gusts the day before a storm took out power lines in New England

'Bomb Cyclone' Causes Major Power Outages In New England

Capitol Hill tour guide

Newsy/Mai Nolasco Carranza

Dream Jobs: Capitol Tour Guide

Graphic of hands holding a smartphone

The Regional Dialects Of The Internet

A man inspects his children's Halloween candy

Cannabis Halloween Candy Scares Are Generally Just That: A Scare

Striking United Auto Workers union members at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant in Detroit, Michigan

UAW Members To Vote On GM Contract Deal

New York City Council Votes To Close Rikers Island

Energy Secretary Rick Perry Resigns

Sign for Rikers Island jail complex

Getty Images / Spencer Platt

NYC Council Votes To Close Infamous Rikers Island Jail By 2026

White House Chief Of Staff Walks Back Comment On Ukraine Aid

Trump National Doral resort

President Trump Will Host Next G-7 Summit At His Florida Resort

Juul Labs Inc. e-cigarette products

Juul Labs Inc. Stops Selling Fruit, Dessert E-Cigarette Flavors

Person uses phone

New Bill Would Let The FTC Set, Enforce Minimum Data Privacy Standards

A man inspects a fissure caused by an earthquake

California Launches Statewide Earthquake Early Warning System

Mexican federal police officer on patrol in state of Guerrero.

Getty Images/John Moore

Deadly Shootouts Kill 28 People In Unceasing Mexican Drug Violence

Chicago Teachers' Union members on strike in 2012

Chicago Teachers Union Goes On Strike

Woman on a therapist's couch

To Help Suicidal Teens Recover, Doctors Appoint 'Caring Adults'

Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain lie on display

Opioid Manufacturers Expected To Settle Thousands Of Lawsuits

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings Dies At Age 68

School lunch cafeteria

USDA Analysis Shows How Proposed SNAP Changes Would Affect Students

The FCC Votes To Approve Merger Between T-Mobile And Sprint

An F-15 fighter jet

U.S. Airstrikes Destroy Weapons Storage Site In Syria

Former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions

Former GOP Rep. Sessions Subpoenaed In Giuliani Criminal Investigation

Juul products for sale

Woman Brings First Wrongful Death Suit Against Juul Labs Inc.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Defense Secretary Mark Esper Will Not Comply With House Subpoena

Chicago Teachers' Union members on strike in 2012

Comparison Of Chicago Administrations As Teacher Strike Looms

Teacher with a student

History Shows Teachers' Salaries Aren't Keeping Up With Inflation

Man uses a computer.

Hundreds Arrested In Worldwide Child Exploitation Website Bust

United Auto Workers members picket

GM And Union Members Reach Tentative Contract Proposal

Opioid Crisis Cost U.S. Economy $631B Over Span Of 4 Years

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks with adviser Michael McKinley

U.S. Department of State

Former Pompeo Adviser Michael McKinley To Testify In Impeachment Probe

A flag for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming people is held up at a LGBTQI+ rally in 2018

Federal Judge Rules Against Transgender Protection

CNN / New York Times debate stage

12 Candidates Square Off In Ohio Democratic Primary Debate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi Says House Won't Hold Full Vote On Impeachment Inquiry Just Yet

Vice President Mike Pence

Pence, Giuliani And White House Budget Office Defy House Subpoenas

Reports: NBC Denies It Tried To Suppress Stories On Weinstein, Lauer

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir

First All-Female Spacewalk Scheduled For Later This Week

Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy

Felicity Huffman Reports To Prison To Begin 14-Day Sentence

Mugshot of Aaron Dean

Tarrant County Jail

Former Fort Worth Police Officer Posts Bond In Murder Investigation

Forms for 2010 Census are displayed

Census Bureau Asks States For Data, Including Details On Citizenship

Sponsored by: Great Parks Forever

Naturally Invested

A Pacific Gas & Electric Co. truck

Utility Regulator Sanctions PG&E Over Latest Power Shut-off

CNN/Tarrant County Jail

Former Fort Worth Police Officer Charged With Murder Of A Black Woman

Turkish soldiers

President Trump Authorizes Sanctions Against Turkey

Simone Biles poses with gold medals

Simone Biles Is The Most Decorated World Championships Gymnast Ever

FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub

FEC Chair Warns Of Potential Dark Money Problems In U.S. Politics

President Trump's Former Russia Adviser Testifies Before Congress

Boeing 737 Max airliner

737 Max Grounding Costs Are Still Rising For Boeing, Airlines

President Donald Trump

Fake Video Of Trump Shooting Media Members Shown At Political Event

Then Vice President Joe Biden, Finnegan Biden, Hunter Biden in in Beijing, China in Dec. 2013.

Hunter Biden To Step Down From Chinese Firm

Collapsed Hard Rock hotel

2 Dead In New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse, 1 Person Still Missing

Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Tel Abyad

U.S. Orders Troops Out Of Northern Syria Amidst Growing Conflict

Giuliani Under Investigation For Dealings With Ukraine

Triple A Aces social club

4 Dead And 3 Injured In Shooting At Brooklyn Club

The Sandalwood Fire in Calimesa

Mobile Home Park Fire Near Los Angeles Kills 2 People

Mike Pompeo's senior adviser Michael McKinley

Brazil Ministry of Education

Senior Adviser To Sec. Mike Pompeo Resigns