Seana McKenna
In 2024, Ms. McKenna directed Twelfth Night on the Festival stage, mentored directing students at the National Theatre School, did her very first Murdoch Mysteries, appeared on Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, received the 2024 Stratford Festival Legacy Award, and taught her grandson how to swim underwater. Her previous roles at the Festival include: Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Medea, Richard III, Portia, Paulina, Jaques, Julius Caesar, Katerina, Dolly Levi, Amanda Wingfield, the Marquise de Merteuil, Queen Elizabeth I, Madame Arcati, The Duchess (As You Like It), Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Ferrars and Madame de Rosemonde. Elsewhere, she has played Cleopatra (Centaur), Shylock (Shakespeare Company/Hit & Myth Prod.), Hermione (Kansas City Rep), Yaga (Tarragon) and Lear (Groundling Theatre Company). She has three Doras, a Jessie and a Genie award, and is a Member of the Order of Canada. Love and gratitude to the McPotters.
