Currently playing the role of Furse
in the new play DOUGHBOYS
at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
"Private Furse (Wynn McClenahan) does a particularly outstanding job of comically supporting her squadron"
– Maria Paz Alegre, BroadwayBaby
Photos: Andrew DeNatale
Written by Darcy Thompson
Directed by Lily Filippatos
"...And finally, the heart of the piece, Pvt. Furse portrayed expertly by Wynn McClenahan. McClenahan uses Furse as a masterclass in stage presence and the power of understatement, able to hold her own with just facial expressions against a sea of physical comedy, there were countless moments I found my eyes drawn back to whatever brilliant character moment McClenahan and Fillippatos had infused behind the action..."
– AMPD MAG
About
My name is Wynn McClenahan and I am a New York City based actor. I received my BA in Theatre from Middlebury College and have studied with the Freeman Studio, the Bob Krakower Gang, and with Jamie Carroll.
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Recently, I performed alongside Celia Keenan-Bolger, Christopher Denham, Debra Monk, and Miguel Gil in the Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand Series in 100 SAINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW by Kate Fodor as Abby. The production was directed by Maria Dizzia. ​​
The summer after graduating, I moved to New York City to perform Off-Broadway as Grace in Caryl Churchill's HOT FUDGE with PTP/NYC's at the Atlantic Stage 2. ​
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Currently making my Edinburgh Fringe debut!
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Recently...
Photo: Tamar Shemesh
Photos: @gallerybygeve
The Peoples Improv Theatre
Clarice Presents: My Lucky Number Ruined My Life
directed by Cole Merrell
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Clarice formally invites you to an hour long revue of short-form comedic vignettes (colloquial, American: “sketches”). ​
Westport Country Playhouse
100 Saints You Should Know
by Kate Fodor
directed by Maria Dizzia
Theresa, played by Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, is estranged from her family and working as a cleaning woman, finds herself surprised by the unexpected desire to learn how to pray. Matthew, the priest whose rectory she cleans, is stunned and heartbroken by the realization that he no longer knows how to talk to God. When he disappears one day, Theresa tracks him down, and her search changes both of their lives.
SoHo Playhouse
Honeybee, My Honeybee
by Colston Merrell
directed by Madeleine Russell
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This excerpt from Honeybee, My Honeybee was presented as part of the Lighthouse Series at the historic SoHo Playhouse, a competition, first of its kind, specifically designed to showcase the best new talent and writers across the New York City area. The play had its first reading at Middlebury College in the Spring of 2021.
Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre
Graham Crackers and Oatmeal
by Christopher Ulloth
directed by Michole Biancosino
In memory of our dear playwright, producer, and long-time Project Y company member, Christopher Ulloth, the Women in Theatre Festival featured pop-up productions of this short play, originally produced by Project Y Theatre in collaboration with Tiny Barn.
Funds were raised for the Christopher Ulloth Memorial Playwright Fund, a yearly prize for a woman or non-binary playwright.
The Chain Theatre
Chickadee
by Leon Lone​
directed by Caitlyn Marr
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For what they hope will be the last time, four girls dedicate themselves to fulfilling the ideal conditions for fun – convening at the right time (noon), the right place (under the oak tree), with the right company (a young man they have recently abducted from the natural sciences building – whose name, unfortunately, is Chet). Knowledge is worthless, science is rubbish, and deviation is unthinkable – until it’s inescapable.
HB Playwrights Theatre
The Dust of the World
by Rhys Samuel Washington
directed by Demetius Blocker
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When the patriarch of a well-off family is forced to house an offspring he didn’t know he had; his entire family must come to terms with their contradicting views on race, activism and civil systems.
