Natasha McDonald
Natasha McDonald
Actor
Natasha is a QUT Drama graduate (Bachelor of Creative Industries & Grad Dip Ed). She also graduated NIDA: Actors Studio residency, in Sydney, in 2018. Having recently returned to Brisbane, after studying, working & performing in Sydney for several years, Natasha continues to perform, direct and work in Arts Education in QLD.
Biography
Natasha is a QUT Drama graduate (Bachelor of Creative Industries & Grad Dip Ed). She also graduated NIDA: Actors Studio residency, in Sydney, in 2018. Having recently returned to Brisbane, after studying, working & performing in Sydney for several years, Natasha continues to perform, direct and work in Arts Education in QLD.
Natasha has a long list of theatre credits, including several Brisbane productions. She thoroughly enjoyed a long residency as Linda Porter (A Swell Party), alongside the talented Steven Tandy as Cole Porter, and as a lead singer and dancer in a re-imagining of Cabaret (Stage Door dinner theatre, Twelfth Night & On the Boards Theatre company) for 2 years.
So far this year, Natasha has just completed a run at Nash Theatre - performing multiple roles in the Luxe Radio Play, The Thin Man, and starring as Princess Leia in the Shakespearean Star Wars spoof, Bard Wars at Brisbane Arts Theatre - to great reviews.
Natasha’s favourite Sydney Theatrical Productions include: Rausch (NIDA, Parade Theatres) Vincent Ergo (107 Projects), Pygmalion & The Lovely Bones (New theatre) and Persuasion (Genesian Theatre).
Natasha has also been working in the film and television industry for several years, most recently working with Taika Waititi on Thor: Love and Thunder, as an Asgardian Parent. In 2024, she is set to direct and star in the play Consensual, with her own production company, Loquacious Creatives. She is a long serving member of MEAA.
Reviews
"Natasha McDonald was equally as compelling in the roles of Isabella Bird, Joyce and Louise. Each of her characters were entirely different and she embodied each with dedication and aplomb. Her accents were equally as consistent as Roque’s and their scene together at the end of the play was unnervingly realistic. These two women were captivating to watch and easily stole the show. Their rapport with one another was comfortable yet tense (as familiar relationships often are) and both delivered complex, multi-layered and intriguing performances.”
Yasmin Elahi - Queensland Stage Critics | Read Full Review
Ad Astra Plays
Upcoming Plays
Past Plays
Other Theatre
Consensual (Theatre), Loquacious Creatives, Director / Diane
Bard Wars (Theatre), Brisbane Arts Theatre, Princess Leia
The Thin Man (Theatre), Nash Theatre, Mimi/Julia/Luxe Girl
The Lovely Bones (Theatre), New Theatre, Franny
Vincent Ergo (Theatre), Controlled Chaos Productions, Rachel Berlatier
Persuasion (Theatre), Genesian Theatre, Elizabeth/Mrs Harville Pygmalion (Theatre), New Theatre, Mrs Pearce
Death Trap (Theatre), Touring Production, Helga Ten Dorp
Blithe Spirit (Theatre), Eternity Playhouse, Madame Arcati
Whilrpools & When We Were Together (Theatre), Mamapalooza, Director
Afterwards, New Theatre (Short and Sweet)(Theatre), Lead / Director
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (Theatre), Epicentre Theatre Company, Pearl
Far Away (Theatre), Queensland Theatre Company, Ensemble
Jekyll & Hyde (Theatre), Manly Musical Society, Red Rat / Soprano / Dancer
Pirates of Penzance (Theatre), Miranda Musical Society, Daughter / Soprano
Oklahoma (Theatre), Miranda Musical Society, Townsperson / Soprano
Magic of the Musicals (Theatre), Willoughby Theatre Company, Choir
A Swell Party (Theatre), Stage Door @ Twelfth Night, Linda Porter
Come to the Cabaret (Theatre), Stage Door @ Twelfth Night, Principal Singer / Dancer
Robin Hood (Theatre), Brisbane Arts Theatre, Lady Lursa
THOR (Love & Thunder)(Film), Disney/Marvel, Aguard Parent
The Outsider (Film), Foxtel Hallmark, Amish Villager
Changi (Film), ABC Television, University Student
San Andreas (Film), Lionsgate Productions, Earthquake Victim
Inspector Gadget (Film), Walt Disney Pictures, Townsperson
The Body (Film), Sally Shepard Productions, Co-Producer
Truth (Film), Echo Lake Entertainment, Reporter
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (TV), Disney Channel, Funeral Mourner
Fighting Season (TV), Foxtel Showcase Channel, Hen Party Guest
Deadly Women (TV), Beyond International Channel, Concerned Citizen
You’re Back in the Room (TV), Fremantle Media, Herself
The Making of a Princess (TV), Fremantle Media, Reporter
All Saints (TV), Channel Seven Network, Nurse
Beastmaster (TV), Natalie Hall Management, Villager
Training
HUB Studio - Advanced Theatre Studies (Kevin Jackson)
TAFTA / Warehouse Studio - Los Angeles Intensive + Full Time Program
NIDA - Studio program, NIDA Ensemble, Winter Residency
ACA - The Actors Journey, American Theatre Intensive
Howard Fine Studio - Masterclass Series
AAI / NIDA - Directors Masterclass
Zen Zen Zo - Physical Theatre, Asian Theatre, and Movement Studies
AIM / QCM - Classical & Contemporary, and Operatic Singing Technique
Dance Central - Jazz, Cabaret, Burlesque, Bellydance, Hip Hop
Representation
Who Artists (Agent - Keeley Ross)
Reviews
Natasha McDonald is a casting standout in characterisation of gangster girl secretary Julia Wolf, leaning right into the accompanying rough New York accent and persona. And her elevated realisation (in partner with Fletcher) of the already exaggerated quick word from the sponsor breaks for ‘the beauty soap of the stars’ add much to the authenticity of the night’s entertainment.
Meredith Walker - Blue Curtains Brisbane | Read full review
This was a free-flowing production on an open stage, as per Shakespeare’s time. In a generally a solid cast, standouts included eye catching performances from Eleni Koutsoukia as Artoo and Natasha McDonald as Princess Leia.
William Davies - Stage Whispers | Read full review
Awards
Short and Sweet Sydney - Director’s Award for Verbatim Theatre
