Nakasha Norwood
Nakasha Norwood is originally from Des Moines, IA, but has lived in FL, VA and NY before settling down in CA. She began to develop her interest in performing while an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech. Upon graduating, she made her way to New York City and began to study acting at Stella Adler Studio of Acting. It was there that she got her first taste of theater and loved it! She continued her studies in acting at the Atlantic Acting School. She performed in several off-off Broadway shows, including Convention/Atlantic Theater Company, The C Word/Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Acceptance/Sundog Theatre, Criminal Hearts/Stella Adler Studios and The Women/Stella Adler Studios. She also worked part-time for the theater company Ars Nova and was able to get her start working backstage.
Once Nakasha moved to Los Angeles, she immediately got involved with Company of Angels. She performed in the company’s LA Views X: Sanctuary, Short Play Festival: TomorrowLAnd, and Wing’s project: Solidarity Is A Four Letter Word. She’s also been in other projects, including Dracula/New Hollywood Theater Company, We Breathe/Willie Agee Playhouse, The Art of Facing Fear/CoA & Os Satyros, Eastside Noir/CoA & Impro Theatre and the short films The Attack of the Killer Clowns/YouTube and Door Post/Screenland Productions. She’s also worked behind the scenes doing production assisting and/or social media marketing for projects with the American Film Institute, USC, Unabashed Productions, ChicArts Productions, and All Is Well Productions.
Nakasha has joined the leadership team with Company of Angels as the Company Manager. She’s also been developing her skills as a producer. She co-produces and performs in the company’s monthly improv show with their team: Angel City Improv. She also helped produced their Short Play Online Festival: What’s Going On, as well as their weekly virtual readings. Nakasha can next be see reprising her role in the world united version of The Art of Facing Fear, presented by Os Satyros Theater Company (Brazil) and The Red Curtain International (India) in mid-June 2021.
