Amy McKenna AEA/SAG/AFTRA ¨ aemckenna.com
Height: 5’5” Hair: Red Eyes: Blue Dress Size: 4-6
New York Theater
Still the One / Michelle / d. Janice Goldberg / Manhattan Theater SourceThe Needle Castle / Queen Derdalia / d. Barton Bishop / Manhattan Theater Source
A Piece of My Heart / Martha / d. Nancy S. Chu / NY Fringe Festival
Wild Carnations / Murasaki / d. Nancy S. Chu / Women’s Project Prod.
The Closer / Nancy / d. Jolene Adams / Pantheon Theatre
The Mother / Masha / d. Jim Neisen / Theater for The New City
Minnesota Fats is… (workshop) / Anne / d. Nancy S. Chu / The Directors’ Company
Regional Theater
Shepherds pie /Patty O’Furniture
/ d. Paul Tei / Mad Cat/SoBe Comedy Fest.Tartuffe /
Elmire
/ d. Kristen Coury / Gulfshore PlayhouseA Report on the Banality of Love /
Hannah Arendt
/ d. Margaret Ledford / Promethean TheatreA Marriage Minuet /
Lily
/ d. Pamela Hunt / Florida Studio TheatreNo Exit /
Estelle
/ d. Leland Patton / Tacoma Actor’s GuildTravesties /
Cecily
/ d. Gregory Boyd / Alley TheatreAngel Street /
Nancy
/ d. Gregory Boyd / Alley TheatreThe Green Bird / Maid/Puppeteer / d. Julie Taymor / La Jolla Playhouse
Boy (by Diana Son – premiere) /
Labia
/ d. Michael Greif / La Jolla PlayhouseBedroom Farce /
Susannah
/ d. Joseph Nassif / Centennial Theatre Fest.Love’s Labour’s Lost /
Rosaline
/ d. Dean Adams / Centennial Theatre Fest.King Lear /
Regan
/ d. Sidney Berger / Houston Shakespeare Fest.The Two Gentlemen of Verona /
Silvia
/ d. Rutherford Cravens / Houston Shakespeare Fest.Carthage (by Naomi Iizuka - premiere) / Arab/Whore / d. Lisa Portes / Theater E, San Diego
Like I Say (by Len Jenkin - premiere) / Tanya / d. Robert Egan / Mandell Weiss Forum
The Corridor / Victoria / d. Les Waters / Mandell Weiss Forum
Television/Industrials/Promotions
Burn Notice /Tiffany Ward
/ USA NetworkThe Miami Heat /
Hostess (“Helen”)
/ In-Arena video announcementsEthan Allen /
Shopper
/ Industrial video“Mastering the Flow”
/Blackjack Dealer
/ Industrial videoVoice-over/Audiobooks
The Miami Heat /
Waitress (“Flo”)
/ Regional radio commercial – Southern BrandPrinceton Review /
Instructor
/ Princeton review websiteAlso: various film dubbing projects and privately-produced audiobooks
ducation
University of California, San Diego – MFA in Acting
University of Washington – BA , Theater; BA , Romance Linguistics
Acting: Les Waters, Jim Winker, M. Burke Walker, Walt Jones, Arthur Wagner
On-Camera: Marci Phillips (ABC Primetime), Sally Johnson, Andrei Belgrader, Lori Wyman
Speech/ Voice: Eva Barnes, Ursula Meyer, Liz Terry, Linda Vickerman (Singing), Marla Kirban (Voice-over), Robin Miles (Audiobooks)
Movement: Kent Kirkpatrick, Mark Corkins, John Loschman, Robyn Hunt
Languages French, rudimentary Spanish
Dialects Standard British, Cockney, Irish, French, Russian, Southern, New York
Special Skills Puppetry; improvisation; blackjack dealing; construction; firearms; Suzuki movement training; yoga; passport; drivers license.