Biography of Bill Bowers

As an actor, mime and educator, Bill Bowers has traveled throughout all 50 of the United States and Europe. His original mime shows, 'NIGHT SWEETHEART 'NIGHT BUTTERCUP and UNDER A MONTANA MOON have been produced Off Broadway to critical raves. Bill's latest play, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, had a sold out run Off Broadway, and has also been produced at Berkshire Theater Festival and the Adirondack Theater Festival. Bill has been hailed by critics as "a great American mime", winning the Dallas Ft Worth Critics Award, Best of the Berkshires and the New York Times Pick of the Week. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING is now touring the United States, with recent performances in Colorado, Wyoming, Washington, and Alaska. Margo Jefferson of the The NEW YORK TIMES writes, "To watch Bill Bowers is to see the technical elements of a style that brings Marcel Marceau readily to mind, joined to the American West. Mime can be wonderful - the air between him and us was his palette." His Broadway credits include Zazu in THE LION KING, and Leggett in THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL. He appeared with John Turturro and Aida Turturro Off Broadway in THE SOULS OF NAPLES, as well as in Naples Italy. He has also appeared in New York at Ensemble Studio Theater, Here, LA MA MA, St. Anne's Warehouse, and the NY Fringe Festival. Bill's regional credits include Berkshire Theater Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, Rep of St. Louis, Northshore Music Theater, Two River Theater, Arkansas Rep,George Street Playhouse, Montana Rep, PaperMill Playhouse, the Denver Center, Tennessee Rep, Seven Angels Theater, and the Eugene O'Neill Center. He is featured in the film TWO WEEKS NOTICE, and on television in Disney's OUT OF THE BOX, REMEMBER W.E.N.N., ONE LIFE TO LIVE, and ALL MY CHILDREN. Committed to introducing MIME to new audiences, Bill has taken his solo show UNDER A MONTANA MOON all over the U.S. He has traveled to and performed in all 50 states, visiting such disparate settings as one room schools in Montana and Nebraska , Amish Colonies, the Flathead Indian Reservation, Homeless shelters in New Jersey, as well as The Kennedy Center in DC, and Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater. In the past year he has performed and taught in Norway, Romania, and Italy as well. Bill works extensively with young people as a a guest artist for organizations such as City at Peace, Operation Smile, Very Special Arts (people with disabilities), Make-A-Wish-Foundation, Camp Comfort (for children who have lost a parent to cancer),and the Boston-based In the Best Interests of the Children, (an advocacy for children and teens living with HIV/AIDS.) He also provides after-school programs through the NewYork Public Library System. Following the events of September 11, Bill traveled to NYC schools to work with children on how to express their feelings of anxiety and fear. Feature articles about his work have appeared in THE NEW YORK TIMES and THE DAILY NEWS. For many years Bill toured the U.S. as Slim Goodbody, America's Health Hero, teaching school children how to take care of themselves and make healthy life choices. He helped to develop and perform educational shows about dinosaurs (The Mesozoic Musical), substance abuse (Attention to Prevention), and the environment (Healthy Planet.) He has also co-authored plays for young audiences including The Fables of Aesop and On the Move. Bill is a founding member of the Unlimited Potential Theater Company, comprised of actors with physical disabilities. He co-authored two plays for this company, Romance Mystery Theater, and Dorothy in Wonderland. Bill is a popular teaching artist for educators, and provides in-service workshops on issues of Disabilities in the Classroom, Kinesthetic Learning and Creative Play, and Curriculum-based Arts and Aesthetic Education. Bill holds an MFA from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, and an Honorary PhD from his alma mater, Rocky Mountain College. He presently teaches at NewYork University, and is a teaching artist for the PaperMill Playhouse, Urban Stages, and the Institute for Arts and Humanities Education. He regularly presents workshops and master classes, and has studied with the legendary Marcel Marceau. www.Bill-Bowers.com