Lorien McKenna

Lorien McKenna is a former Pixar Story Manager who worked on such features  as UP, BRAVE, INSIDE OUT, and THE GOOD DINOSAUR.

She is currently showrunning TAB TIME, a 1⁄2 hour YouTube series produced by Kids At Play. She also currently has an adult animated comedy in development with Viacom/Mindshow. She has sold projects to Hulu/Rideback and NBC/WBTV.

Lorien wrote HOW TO SET A FIRE AND WHY, based on the book of the same name by Jesse Ball, for Straight Up Films. Previously, she served as the Co-EP for Hulu’s CURIOUS GEORGE series, and has written and developed projects for Disney Jr., Funko, and Netflix, as well as served as a producer for Paramount Animation where she oversaw development for WONDER PARK.

Lorien started her career as a playwright in the Bay Area where she founded Guilty Theater, and taught playwriting, Shakespeare, and theater at St. Mary’s College of California where she received her BA in English/Performing Arts and an MFA in Playwriting.

Along with Meg LeFauve, Lorien co-hosts the podcast THE SCREENWRITING LIFE WITH MEG LEFAUVE AND LORIEN MCKENNA.