2020
McKenna Cox
December 4th: McKenna performed with the Story Pirates in an improvised Story Creation Zone online!
August 31st: McKenna was excited to improvise with the Story Pirates on the Story Creation Zone live feed!
July 17th: McKenna was an improviser in a digital Story Creation Zone for the Story Pirates! She was excited to do her first Zoom improv show! What a time to be alive.
July 16th: McKenna was in the first digital version of UCB’s Maude Night with her house team, Peach!
July 2nd: McKenna was featured on CNL’s The Native Society! You can see her interview here.
June 22nd: McKenna was in the San Antonio Public Theatre’s digital reading of Brilliant Works of Art by Donna Hoke. It was McKenna’s third time reprising the lead role, but her first time exploring the play through Zoom. She had a great experience working with a cast that was dispersed across the country.
May 30th: McKenna was an actor in the digital version of UCB’s SketchCram! The writers made their pitches at 10AM, wrote the sketches and then sent the final edits to the actors at 3PM for a 9PM show! So that means actors had about 4.5 hours to film and edit the sketches… INSANITY BUT SO FUN! You can watch the show here! You’ll see a familiar face around the 30 minute mark :)
May 26th: McKenna was a writer and actor in the HERlarious @HOMEGirls Show on YouTube Live! You can watch the show using this link!
May 18th: McKenna wrote and filmed a Zoom game show for Room 28 Comedy! You can watch the madness here!
March 6th and 7th: McKenna performed with Room 28 at TOsketchfest in Toronto!
March 2nd: McKenna performed with her house sketch team, Peach, in Maude Night at UCB Hell’s Kitchen! Her team was directed by Matt Gehring.
February 8th: McKenna performed brand new Valentine’s Day sketches with Room 28 Comedy! The ROOM-antic shows took place at the Triad Theatre and ended in an actual proposal at the end of the second show! What a night!
February 7th: McKenna played a “Vanna White” character in the BEST OF SCRAPPED at the PIT Striker!
February 3rd: McKenna made her second Maude Night appearance with her house team, Peach, at the Upright Citizens Brigade! The show was directed by Nikki Palumbo.
January 31st: McKenna performed in UCB’s Mike Poole’s Pool Party. She made quite a…wait for it…SPLASH!
January 26th: McKenna performed in the Secret Theatre’s Act One: One Act Festival at 7PM at the Secret Theatre (44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City). She had the pleasure of acting alongside Ariel Griffin, Will Martinez, and Sarah Ann Houghton in the play, Dark Roast, written by UCB’s The Foundation writer, Laura Canty-Samuel. The play was directed by Marina Tempelsman and will also be performed on the following added dates: February 2nd at 7PM, February 13th at 7PM and February 21st at 7PM.
January 26th: McKenna filmed two new sketches written by Adrian Davidson, filmed by Isiah Seward and directed by Josue Ledesma. Special appearances by Chris Guardino and Succession’s Preston Smith.
January 25th: McKenna had such a great time performing in Kids These Days & Friends - A Character Showcase at the PIT Loft!
January 6th: McKenna performed in Maude Night at the Upright Citizens Brigade with her new house sketch team, Peach! The show was directed by Matt Gehring and was completely sold out!
Backstage pic of the UCB house sketch team, Peach, during their first Maude Night!
McKenna’s first show with the Story Pirates!
The women of Dark Roast written by Laura Canty-Samuel! This picture was taken after opening night of the Act One One Act Play Festival!