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Below is a comprehensive listing of Bill's scheduled appearances and performances. This information is regularly updated and, whenever possible, will include contact and tickets sales information for the events. From time-to-time, when we have exciting news about Bill's accomplishments, announcements, or press releases, we will post those news clips here above the calendar.
Breaking News
BEYOND WORDS at Centenary
11/15/2012 - Bill will be presenting BEYOND WORDS at Centenary Stage in Hackettstown, NJ for four days in November, the 15th thru the 18th. (full story)
BEYOND WORDS goes to Maine!
8/25/2012 - Bill will be presenting BEYOND WORDS at Celebration Barn Theatre in South Paris, Maine on August 25, 2012 (full story)
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING at Summer Arts Festival
7/23/2012 - While teaching at California State University, Bill will present IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING on July 23, 2012 as part of the Summer Arts Festival at Cal State Monterey. (full story)
Bill to Teach Masterclass as Part of CSU Summer Arts
7/16/2012 - Bill returns to California State University July 16-29, 2012 to teach a masterclass titled "Solo Performance: Writing, Touring, and Performing a Solo Show." Details on the class can be found in its brochure. (full story)
BEYOND WORDS to be performed At Georgia Southern University
4/27/2012 - Bill will be performing his newest work, Beyond Words, at Georgia Southern University on April 27, 2012. (full story)
BEYOND WORDS to be performed in Trenton
3/22/2012 - The Solo Flights Festival at Passage Theatre will serve as host to Bill's latest show, Beyond Words during the festival ion March 22 and 25th, 2012. Passage Theatre is in residence at Mill Hill Playhouse 205 East Front Street, at the corner of Montgomery Street, Trenton (full story)
Bill's Appearing at Out of the Loop Fringe Festival
3/9/2012 - Bill will be performing his newest work, Beyond Words, at the Out of the Loop Fringe Festival at WaterTower Theatre in Addison, Texas on March 9, 10 and 11, 2012.
The 11th annual festival showcases 20 performances in addition to a few lobby acts. It will take place Mar. 1-11 at the Addison Theatre Centre in Addison, Texas. Single tickets to all events go on sale February 14 at noon. Festival Passes, now on sale, include one admission to each festival event and are $65. WaterTower Theatre subscribers receive $10 off each festival pass. Individual ticket prices vary for each event and range in price from $10 to $15. (full story)
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING goes to Athens, Ohio!
2/26/2012 - Ohio University School of Theater visiting Professor, Bill Bowers will perform his one man show: It Goes Without Saying for one night only. Compared to the work of David Sedaris, Claudia Shear and Augustin Burroughs, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING is a uniquely crafted autobiographical tour-de-force in which Bill shares funny, heartbreaking, and unbelievable true stories from his career as an actor and mime, and his life-long exploration of the role silence plays in all our lives.
Tickets in advance go on sale on 1/25/12 and are $5 for members (Advance sales ONLY) and $15 for non-members. Tickets at the door are $18. Call the ARTS/West office to reserve tickets at (740) 592-4315
http://www.athensohio.com/events/arts-and-theater/it-goes-without-saying-with-bill-bowers (full story)
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING returns to Sarasota!
12/9/2011 - Bill will be appearing on December 9, 2011 at the Historic Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, Florida in a benefit performance of IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, benefitting the FSU Asolo Conservatory. POSTCARD. For the week preceding his December 9 benefit performance, Bill will be in residence at FSU leading masterclasses in Mime and Creative Movement. (full story)
Bill interviewed by Adaumbelle
10/22/2011 - Bill did an interview with Adaumbelle of Adaumbelle's Quest in support of Beyond Words. (full story)
Bill's New Play BEYOND WORDS Gains Accolades!
10/21/2011 - The New York Times says about the show "the 80-minute performance … is almost always engaging to the eye and ear." Other reviews appeared in The Examiner; Photo Essay at BroadwayWorld.com; The New York Post said "Bowers effortlessly brings us to laughter and tears, often at the same time." (full story)
Bill's New Show Begins Performances This Weekend!
10/6/2011 - Bill's new show, Beyond Words, opens for previews this weekend with a series of $25 shows October 7-11, 2011. You can get tickets online or by calling the box office at 212-868-4444. (full story)
Bill Performs at The Marsh on Sept 8!
9/8/2011 - On Sept 8, 2011, Bill will be presenting IT GOES WITHOUR SAYING at the Marsh Theatre in San Francisco as part of the Marsh Rising Series. Tickets are $10-15. (full story)
Bill Performs IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING at San Jose State for FREE!
9/5/2011 - On Sept 5, 2011, Bill will be presenting IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING at the San Jose State University Music Concert Hall. Tickets are free. "Just show up!" The show is sponsored by Shrunkenheadman.com (full story)
Bill's Written Up in Red Bank Patch
6/17/2011 - "Bill Bowers is a mime who tells a great story, his own." The RedBank-Shrewsbury Patch website reviewed Bill's recent production of "It Goes Without Saying" at the Two River Theatre Company. http://redbank.patch.com/articles/pantomime-artist-bill-bowers-is-having-his-say (full story)
"Rethinking Our Town"
1/5/2011 - Bill's production of Our Town, done in October 2010 at Kean University, was used as the jumping off point for an article covering the show and its position within the International Conference on American Drama. Julie York Coppens, in the January 2011 issue of Dramatics, quotes Bill --speaking as a true mime -- as saying "What I really found fascinating about Our Town this time, as a director, were all the things that aren’t said." You can read the article -- 'Rethinking Our Town' here. (full story)
'It Goes Without Saying' Awarded 'Best Production' at the United Solo Festival!
11/22/2010 - Bill's production of It Goes Without Saying, recently presented at the United Solo Festival, was honored as Best Production. Other awardees included Bob Brader for Best Script for Spitting in the Face of the Devil; Austin Pendelton for Best Directing for CLUTTER: I'm Saving My Life and It's Killing Me; and Patty Staco, who won the Audience Award for In My Shoes.
(full story)Bill in NYC - ONE NIGHT ONLY!
10/20/2010 - 
On November 15, Bill is performing IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING for one night only in NYC, as part of the International United Solo Festival, Theatre Row Theater; Nov 15 at 8:30 PM (full story)
Only Two Weekends Left to catch OUR TOWN
10/20/2010 - 
Bill's production of Our Town at Kean University in Union, NJ is closing on Halloween, so get your tickets! The show runs October 23, 28-30 at 8 p.m.
October 17 and 30 at 2 p.m. On October 29 at 6:30 p.m. there is a pre-show discussion with the production team. (full story)
Always nice to hear...
9/22/2010 - A wonderful letter was written to the Fresno Bee about a performance Bill presented back in July. It reads, in part: " do not have the words to express what an amazing show that was. I found myself blinking into awareness that I was watching a show and not actually living it. I have seen a lot of world class theatre in London, New York, and Chicago and I can say without a doubt that I have never been so engrossed, so moved, so connected or so blown away as I was by Bill Bowers tonight." Read the rest... (full story)
Bill is in the Caribbean!
5/13/2010 - 
Bill will be performing in the 8th Annual International Festival of Mime and Physical Theater in the Caribbean. May 14, 15, 16, Teatro Victoria Espinosa,
San Juan Puero Rico (full story)
Great Photos of Bill from Macedonia!
3/16/2010 - Bill performed "Under a Montana Moon" as part of the Panphys 2010 festival in Skopje, Macedonia. News site, Demotix was there and posted a bunch of pictures on their site. (full story)
Bill in The Old Photo Box
1/5/2010 - Happy new year! Video has been posted of Bill's performance in The Old Photo Box; there are three different videos. The videos are after the jump:
(full story)Gala Performance: It Goes Without Saying
11/13/2009 - ONE NIGHT ONLY! BILL BOWERS in a Gala Performance of his acclaimed, one-man show, "IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING" to benefit Lynx Ensemble's 2010 Season! Further details after the jump... (full story)
Bill in World Premiere of "Old Photo Box"
11/13/2009 - 
Bill is going to be in Boston on November 19, performing with pianist Sarah Bob in Lior Novak's new show "The Old Photo Box." Performance details after the jump.... (full story)
Bill is Keynote Speaker at the Georgia Theatre Conference
10/15/2009 - Bill is honored to have been asked to present the keynote performance/address at this year's Georgia Theatre Conference. On Saturday, October 17, at 2 PM in the Springer Opera House (Emily Woodruff Hall), Bill will perform selected pieces from his show Under a Montana Moon, and then talk about his career and development as a successful performer/director/teacher. Earlier in the day, at 9:30 (same location) Bill will present MIME: AN INFORMANCE as part of the conference's workshop schedule. (full story)
Bill is NON-STOP IN NORWAY!
9/16/2009 - Mime is international! Bill is performing "Under a Montana Moon" at the Non-Stop Festival in Norway from Sept 17 - Sept 20. More details (for those of you who read Norwegian) can be found at http://www.nonstopfestivalen.no/ (full story)
Bill Is Published!
5/29/2009 - Bill has been published in THE NORTHWEST THEATER REVIEW, Volume 15. His article is titled A MIME SPEAKS. There are also feature articles about his new play HEYOKAH/HOKAHEY in the ATME NEWSLETTER (The Association for Movement Theater Educators) and HEYOKAH MAGAZINE. (full story)
Bill Goes Web 2.0 - Facebook and YouTube Here We Come!
5/29/2009 - Bill is developing a few new ways to keep in touch and share his work using Facebook and YouTube. First up is his Facebook Fan Page where we've been posting pictures and videos and interacting with friends and fans. Also being stocked in Bill's Youtube Channel - BillBowersMime where you can see clips of It Goes Without Saying and Under a Montana Moon. Join the discussion or just stop by and say hi! (full story)
Bill Discusses His New Show: Heyokah/Hokahey
3/14/2009 - Bill discusses his most recent show, Heyokah/Hokahey, on the show Wyoming Signatures in February 2009. The piece was produced by Al Grossman.
The Reviews Are In!
3/3/2009 - IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING wins awards across the country! (full story)
New Article About Bill and His New Play!
2/18/2009 - Heyoka Magazine did an interview with Bill Bowers about his new play, HEYOKAH/HOKAHEY. You can read the article online here. (full story)
Bill Bowers named as First Eminent Artist
12/13/2008 - Bill Bowers is a professional director, an acclaimed Broadway actor and an international mime sensation. Now he's adding another title to his impressive resume: The University of Wyoming's first Eminent Artist-in-Residence. Bowers recently accepted UW's second state-endowed professorship in the creative arts funded by the Excellence in Higher Education Endowment, which was awarded this year to UW's three fine arts departments -- art, music and theatre and dance -- on a rotating basis. (full story)
See Bill Bowers Live In Action
4/17/2004 - WASHINGTON, D.C.--As part of their free arts series, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival presented two solo mime artists and master teachers together on stage for the first time. Daniel Stern, Director of Training at Dell'Arte School of Physical Theatre in CA, and Bill Bowers, resident artist, teacher, actor (former "Zazu" in the Broadway company of THE LION KING). Each gentleman performed half of a one-hour presentation of their original pantomime creations. (full story)