Bill Bowers – It Goes Without Saying
It Goes Without Saying takes the audience on a scenic tour of Bill’s life thus far; from growing up gay in the wilds of Montana, to his outrageous jobs as a performer, to the whirlwind of working on Broadway, and studying with Marcel Marceau. Compared to the work of Claudia Shear, Lisa Kron and David Sedaris, It Goes Without Saying is an auto-biographical tour-de-force.
“Zestful and endearing … full of life”
– The New York Times
“Brilliant writing, a profound theme, riveting stories, and Bowers’ warm, winsome personality.”
– Backstage
“Surprisingly engaging … winning”
– The New York Post
“Amusing … touching … a charming memoir”
– John Simon, Bloomberg News
“This is a production you owe it to yourself to see”
– The Siegel Column
“It goes without saying that It Goes Without Saying is at once poignant and hilarious. Don’t miss it!”
– Dallas Morning News
About Bill Bowers
As an actor, mime and educator, Bill Bowers has traveled throughout all 50 the United States and Europe. His original mime show Under a Montana Moon premiered Off Broadway at Urban Stages to critical raves, and since that time has performed the show throughout the world.
His Broadway credits include Zazu in The Lion King, and Leggett in The Scarlet Pimpernel. He appeared with John Turturro Off Broadway in The Souls of Naples, and also performed this play in 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.
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 New York Public Library System.
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. This year, he was named Artist of Eminence at the University of Wyoming and created a new theater piece entited Heyokah/Hokahey while in residence at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
He presently teaches at New York University, and is a teaching artist for Urban Stages and the Paper Mill Playhouse He regularly presents workshops and master classes, and has studied with the legendary Marcel Marceau.
For more information on Bill, his life, and his shows, visit www.Bill-Bowers.com.
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