Sherri Laurence grew up loving makeup and hair and always wanted to be in front of the camera, but she realized in college while studying film and television that she actually liked to be behind the camera. As she fell more and more in love with production, she resisted doing hair and makeup because it was something she had always done, and she wanted something different, but after trying every department in production, she realized she wanted to be a makeup artist. She has worked on Pose, Fosse/Verdon, the Politician and more!

I talked so much with Sherri and her life in production that we needed two episodes to air it!

In Part 1, Sherri dives into the intimacy of being a makeup artist and being able to read people to see their individual needs, her transformative, life-changing experience of working on Pose with black trans women and how it forced her to examine her white privilege and advocate for the inclusion of people of color in the industry, and the mom guilt and feelings of failure that come with the overwhelming schedule and lack of work-life balance in the production industry. 

Check back in 2 weeks for part 2 of this amazing interview!

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