Shannon McMahon

Shannon McMahon Lichte has had a multi-faceted career in the entertainment business, working as a writer/director/producer in independent film, as well as working in non-scripted television. McMahon Lichte has been an Executive Producer, Supervising Producer, Field Director and Casting Director for multiple non-scripted series that have appeared on Discovery Channel, MTV, TLC, OWN and Animal Planet. Her Casting Director duties for non-scripted series include Discovery's long running Alaskan Bush People, Houston Beauty for OWN, Best Funeral Ever for TLC and Facing Trauma for OWN/Discovery. Non-scripted producing/directing credits include field producing the first season of Toddlers and Tiara's for TLC, and It's Me or The Dog for Animal Planet; Executive Producing the MTV pilot, Beauty School, which she helped create; as well as field directing 20+ segments, for the Planet Green series The G Word, working with celebrity guests including Robert Kennedy Jr, Trudy Styler, Sting, Allison Janney, NASA astronaut Dr. Peggy Whitson and correspondents, which included TreeHugger founder Graham Hill, CBS News science correspondent Daniel Seiberg and MTV correspondent SuChin Pak. McMahon Lichte has also worked a variety of jobs in the film industry. She is a producing partner at GADA Films in Los Angeles and produced "Our Very Own," starring Allison Janney, and Keith Carradine. The film received a 2006 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Janney's performance. "Our Very Own" also received awards at the 2006 Sarasota Film Festival and Rome International Film Festival. Miramax acquired "Our Very Own" in fall 2006 and it can be seen on Amazon on Demand. In 2018 McMahon Lichte wrote, directed and produced the independent feature film, "Waking the Wild Colonial." Previously, she completed the short film "Music For People Who Can't Go Home", which received a pick of the month from the Independent Filmmakers Network, Shooting People. In Fall 2007, McMahon Lichte traveled to India where she lined produced "7 Days in Slow Motion", an independent children's film, produced by Kanth Films in a US/India co-production. She headed up a crew of 60. Previously, McMahon Lichte worked at Fortis Films, Sandra Bullock's production company and was an associate producer for Bullock's film "Making Sandwiches" which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She was also a story analyst for the company. During her time at Fortis Films, she was hired by Miramax to rewrite "Kate and Leopold" with screenwriter Steven Rogers. She has also worked as a screenwriter for actress Julia Stiles. McMahon Lichte has also spent time in the Professional Theater. She was a founding member of The Red Earth Ensemble, a non-profit theater company in New York City. McMahon Lichte directed the world premier of Adelaide McKenzie's play "The Distance of You," and the Los Angeles premier of Matthew Carnahan's play "Velvet Elvis." McMahon Lichte is also a published author. Her book, "Irish Wedding Traditions," was published by Hyperion Books in 2001 and is now in it's 3rd reprinting. McMahon Lichte is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.