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Donna McKenna(I)

  • Casting Director
  • Producer
  • Casting Department
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Donna McKenna
Donna McKenna, CSA is an award winning, international casting director, producer and educator. She has cast numerous independent films, TV show, episodic radio shows, pilots and web-series during her more than 20 years in the business. These projects have received theatrical distribution and can be seen on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Apple as well as Direct TV and other streaming platforms.

Producers and Directors love working with Donna as she listens carefully and comes to understand the vision for their project, providing them with an ensemble cast, utilizing both critically acclaimed actors from film, TV, and Broadway as well as new and upcoming talent.

Donna has been recognized by the industry for her efforts. Among some of her kudos are a Voice Arts Award for Best Ensemble Cast Performance Audio Show, the IndieFest Casting Award, Best Ensemble Casting from Blast Off FIlm Festival for Alter Ego and most recently received Runner Up 2020 Mandy.com Casting Director Award, nominated and chosen from casting directors around the world.

Donna can be found at industry events and film festivals worldwide, speaking to actors and filmmakers, sharing her passion and knowledge, offering guidance and encouragement, inspiring artist to follow their dreams.

As an educator Donna works with actors of all ages. She focuses on the craft of acting, improvisation, audition technique as well as a course called "Producing Your Career". In her McKenna Method Workshops (www.mckennamethod.com) she works with actors to free their instrument, get out of their head and make bold choices using some theatre games she has developed during her career.

Donna is a proud member of the Casting Society of America and the Suffolk County Film
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    • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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Known for

5th Borough (2020)
5th Borough
5.1
  • Casting Director
  • 2020
Chronicle of a Serial Killer (2020)
Chronicle of a Serial Killer
3.9
  • Casting Director
  • 2020
Wholly Broken (2018)
Wholly Broken
7.9
TV Movie
  • Casting Director
  • 2018

Credits

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Casting Director

  • Given Life
    • Casting Director
    • Post-production
    • 2020
  • Finders K33pers
    • Casting Director
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Stairway to the Stars
    • Casting Director
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Sapiosexual
    • Casting Director
    • Completed
  • Judge No Book by it's Color
    • Casting Director
    • In Production
  • Corsi: The World's First Super Model
    • Casting Director
    • Post-production
  • Honor
    • Casting Director
    • Pre-production
  • Heather
    • Casting Director (casting by)
    • Completed
  • Destiny
    • Casting Director
    • In Development
    • TV Series
  • Circle of 3s
    • Casting Director
    • Pre-production
  • Nick and Nicky (2023)
    Nick and Nicky
    • Casting Director
    • 2023
  • Great Kills (2023)
    Great Kills
    • Casting Director
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • B-Side (2022)
    B-Side
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
  • Always Together (2022)
    Always Together
    • Casting Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • 69 Parts (2022)
    69 Parts
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
  • Steve Stanulis in Great Kills (2022)
    Great Kills
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
  • Magic in Mount Holly (2021)
    Magic in Mount Holly
    • Casting Director
    • 2021
  • Eltingville (2021)
    Eltingville
    • Casting Director (2021)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Eric Roberts, Deborah Twiss, Dylan Walsh, and Steve Stanulis in Alter Ego (2021)
    Alter Ego
    • Casting Director
    • 2021
  • Chronicle of a Serial Killer (2020)
    Chronicle of a Serial Killer
    • Casting Director
    • 2020
  • 5th Borough (2020)
    5th Borough
    • Casting Director
    • 2020
  • A Beautiful Distraction (2020)
    A Beautiful Distraction
    • Casting Director
    • 2020
  • Borrowing (2019)
    Borrowing
    • Casting Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Cody Calafiore in Little Cupid (2019)
    Little Cupid
    • Casting Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Hinsdale House (2019)
    Hinsdale House
    • Casting Director
    • 2019

Producer

  • Eltingville (2021)
    Eltingville
    • co-producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Eric Roberts, Deborah Twiss, Dylan Walsh, and Steve Stanulis in Alter Ego (2021)
    Alter Ego
    • associate producer
    • 2021
  • 5th Borough (2020)
    5th Borough
    • producer
    • 2020
  • A Beautiful Distraction (2020)
    A Beautiful Distraction
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Eric Roberts, William Ragsdale, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Theresa Moriarty in The Elevator Game (2019)
    The Elevator Game
    • producer
    • 2019
  • Lou Martini Jr., Jackie Martling, Logan Riley Bruner, Peter Quinones, and Jerry Parisi in Ebenezer the Traveler (2018)
    Ebenezer the Traveler
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Wholly Broken (2018)
    Wholly Broken
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Reverie (2018)
    Reverie
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Margaret Avery in Symposium (2017)
    Symposium
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Oiled Up (2016)
    Oiled Up
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Confidence Game (2016)
    Confidence Game
    • producer
    • 2016
  • The Catalyst (2016)
    The Catalyst
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Leaves of the Tree (2016)
    Leaves of the Tree
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Wraith (2016)
    Wraith
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Power of Prayer (2016)
    Power of Prayer
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2016

Casting Department

  • Stairway to the Stars
    • casting
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Trip to the Moon
    • additional casting
    • Post-production
  • Heather
    • casting
    • Completed
  • Cali Dreams
    • casting director
    • Pre-production
  • B-Side (2022)
    B-Side
    • casting
    • 2022
  • Shitting on Things! (2018)
    Shitting on Things!
    • original casting (2018)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • The Fifth Borough (2017)
    The Fifth Borough
    • executive in charge of casting
    • Short
    • 2017
  • The Catalyst (2016)
    The Catalyst
    • casting
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Exiled Out East (2015)
    Exiled Out East
    • original casting
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Trust Me, I'm a Lifeguard (2014)
    Trust Me, I'm a Lifeguard
    • casting
    • Short
    • 2014
  • On a Clear Day (2009)
    On a Clear Day
    • casting
    • Short
    • 2009
  • The River of Copsa Mica
    • additional casting
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Wannabes (2000)
    Wannabes
    • additional casting
    • 2000
  • Fare Games
    • additional casting
    • extras casting
    • 1999
  • Judy Berlin (1999)
    Judy Berlin
    • additional casting
    • extras casting
    • 1999
  • Murdered Innocence (1996)
    Murdered Innocence
    • extras casting
    • 1996
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Did you know

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    Donna serves as Casting Director for the script podcast Western "Powder Burns" (Apple Podcasts). For her work on the show, Donna was nominated for a 2017 Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Casting and shared in the win for Outstanding Storytelling. The winning episode stars John Wesley Shipp, David A. Gregory, and Ed Asner.

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