Mackenzie Firgens - Reporter #1

mackenzie firgens ( web / imdb ) - charli stokes - Mackenzie Firgens made her feature debut starring as Harmony in the underground hit Groove, which was an Official Selection at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, and released by Sony Pictures Classics. Most recently Firgens originated the role of April in the film version of the Tony Award winning Broadway musical RENT, directed by Chris Columbus. As April, Firgens had the opportunity to create a new character for the classic musical, and shares the screen with Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, and Adam Pascal. Firgens starred in Broken Arrows with Lori Petty (Tank Girl), and Quality of Life, which won Best Youth Film at the Stockholm Intl '04 as well as the Special Mention Award at the Berlin Intl' 04. She also appeared in a leading role with Brittany Daniel (Joe Dirt) in The Hamiltons which won the Golden Vision Award at the Santa Barbara Intl' 06. Firgens has performed with the Tony Award winning San Francisco Mime Troupe and attended the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University Theatre School.