Bill Bowers
| Bill Bowers | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 16, 1959 Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Years active | 2002-present |
Bill Bowers (born April 16, 1959) is an American mime artist and actor based in New York City. As an actor, mime and educator, Bill has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He is an Adjunct Instructor at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and teaches at the Bill Esper and Stella Adler studios. He is married to Costume designer and supervisor Michael Growler.
Bill was born in Missoula, Montana and graduated from Montana's Rocky Mountain College with the Dean's Cup, President's Award, and was Valedictorian. After graduation he headed East to New Jersey where he continued his collegiate studies and earned an MFA from Rutgers University's prestigious Mason Gross School of the Arts.
In 2001 Bowers was awarded an Honorary Ph.D. from Rocky Mountain College, and was invited to give the Commencement speech in 2011. He has received numerous awards and accolades for his solo performances, and also named Artist of Eminence by the University of Wyoming in 2009. In 2011 Bill was awarded the Glidden Fellowship at Ohio University. Bill was named Artist in Residence at the All For One Theatre, and also at the Harold Clurman Center for New Works in Movement and Dance for 2015-16.
Bowers appeared on Broadway as Zazu in Disney's The Lion King, and Leggett in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Bill's autobiographical play IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, opened Off Broadway in 2006 at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, and enjoyed a sold-out, extended run. Since that time IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING has been presented throughout the U.S, and has received numerous awards, including Best Performance at the International United Solo Festival, International Fresh Fruit Festival, and the Dallas/Fort Worth Critics Forum. In 2013 IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING received numerous 5 Star reviews at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh Scotland, and was rated an audience favorite in the festival. In 2014 Bill was awarded the Grand Prix at the International Thespis Festival in Kiel Germany, one of the world's largest festivals.
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