Donna McKenna

Casting Access

New York

Donna McKenna

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Begins at 3:00 PM EST
Check-in begins at: 2:45 PM EST

Tuesday, January 21, 2020



SYNOPSIS

This workshop will include a Q&A and a cold reading session with an experienced casting professional.  We will use the camera in class, but will not be recording.


CASTING DIRECTOR BIO

Donna McKenna has been in the business of casting for over 18 years, bringing her unique skill set to projects around the world. An award winning casting director and producer she has cast independent features, short films, scripted television pilots and web series. Her ensemble casts consists of critically acclaimed actors from film, television and Broadway as well new and upcoming talent.
Her work has screened at prestigious festivals such as, Tribeca Film Festival, Festival de Cannes, Berlin International Film Festival and the Milan Film Festival. In 2015 she was awarded the Casting Award of Merit at the IndieFest Film Festival for casting the film Leaves of the Tree which stars Eric Roberts, Sean Young, Federico Castelluccio, Armand Assante and 4 rising stars she discovered while she was teaching various workshops.


REQUIREMENTS

You must have completed a Casting Access Application prior to registering for this workshop.

Please note that the 90-day frequency restriction applies to this workshop. Your last frequency-restricted workshop must have taken place no less than 90 (ninety) days prior to this event to be eligible to register.

NO LATE ARRIVALS and NO WALK-INS are admitted. Only those participants who have received a telephoned or e-mailed confirmation message from staff will be admitted to the session. Waitlisted individuals who have not received such confirmation will not be admitted at the door. Please do not show up if you have not been explicitly confirmed as RSVPed