Normandy Sherwood

Normandy Sherwood is a theatermaker who has been building worlds in NYC for two decades. She is a writer, a director, a costume and scenic designer, and occasionally a performer. Her shows include Madame Lynch, Tiny Hornets, Permanent Caterpillar, and The Golden Veil, and they have been presented by The New Ohio Theatre, Rubulad, The Kitchen, The Brick, The Public Theater, and more. She and Craig Flanagin make no-wave music-driven spectacles with their theater company, The Drunkard’s Wife, and their band God Is My Co-Pilot. From 2001-2017 she was a core collaborator in The National Theater of the United States of America (R.I.P.) and with this company she toured the U.S., won an OBIE award, and published a book called A New Practical Guide to Rhetorical Gesture and Action (53rd State Press). As a costume designer, she has worked on productions by Faye Driscoll, Tina Satter/ Half Straddle, Young Jean Lee, Rachel Chavkin, and Kristin Marting. She has been an artist in residence at Macdowell, Yaddo, and Millay Arts. She is collaborating on Theater in Quarantine’s upcoming virtual production, the 3D-for-your-phone Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, presented by NYU Skirball Center on Oct 27-31. She is a Clinical Associate Professor in Expository Writing at NYU. Find out more at www.thedrunkardswife.com