In the Lounge INTRUSIVE Simone Norman
About This Show
INTRUSIVE breaks down everything you thought you knew about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and intrusive thoughts. With so much abounding misinformation and stereotyping about OCD, hordes of people go undiagnosed for decades. Simone Norman, our tour guide through the hidden corners of the disorder, offers a darkly comedic take on the damages of fundamentally misunderstanding herself during her formative years. Throughout the show, Simone embodies key supporting characters in her painfully hilarious 13-year-long journey toward diagnosis. Along the way, intrusive thoughts punctuate her performance, heard overhead as God-like reprobations spoken in her own anxious voice. Though the audience will relate to this agonizing portrait of adolescent self-reproach, they’ll leave with a considerably deeper understanding of OCD and the extent of its hidden absurdity.
About the Artist
Simone Norman is an actor, comedian, and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. She has performed stand up, sketch, and improv in venues and festivals across New York City, and has appeared on Comedy Central and Mashable. After graduating from Barnard in 2015 with a degree in Psycholinguistics, she merged her academic knowledge of communication and the human psyche with dynamic performance, resulting in distinctly reflective, absurdist shows. In 2017, Simone was named one of OnMogul’s, ‘New York City Comedians To Look Out For In 2018.’ Simone has guest starred in several local web series, small independent films, and the popular NYC public access alternative comedy show ‘The Special Without Brett Davis.’ Simone makes a guest star appearance in the soon-to-be-released film ‘YES’ by Tim Realbuto and Rob Margolies, alongside Nolan Gould (Modern Family). She. is represented by Nicole Astell of Prestige Management.