PhysFestNYC Presents: IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING

IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING

Join us for this fun and unflinching look at the life and mimes of Bill Bowers. 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, his outrageous jobs as a performer, studying with Marcel Marceau, and the whirlwind of working on Broadway. Bill observes the incredible power that silence can wield - whether on stage, between family members, among neighbors, or when we are alone. Bill talks (yes, talks) with sensitivity, precision, and constant humor about a life lived out loud.

Ages 13+

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Bill Bowers has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. His Broadway credits include Zazu in The Lion King, and Leggett in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Bill co-stars in the upcoming television series Before with Billy Crystal.

He is featured in the films Two Weeks’ Notice, Lost Cause and on television in Disney’s Out of the Box, Remember W.E.N.N, All My Children, the PBS adaptation of Peter and the Wolf, and the PBS documentary series Brief But Spectacular.

A student of the legendary Marcel Marceau, Bill is hailed by critics as one of the great mimes of our generation. An award-winning performer and playwright, Bill’s work has garnered top honors and rave reviews worldwide, including The Edinburgh Fringe, and festivals in Germany, Estonia, Singapore, Korea, China, Thailand, Poland, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Norway, Puerto Rico, Texas, Ohio, and NYC.

His original plays include All Over the Map, Beyond Words, Under a Montana Moon, It Goes Without Saying, Heyokah/Hokehay, Johnny Got His Gun, and The Traveler.

Bill holds an MFA from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, and an Honorary PhD from Rocky Mountain College.

Presently Bill serves on the faculties of NYU Tisch, Stella Adler Studios, William Esper Studio, and is a visiting professor at Princeton University.
www.Bill-Bowers.com

Director Martha Banta

Costumes Michael Growler

Sound  Jill DuBoff
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PhysFestNYC is a community-focused festival that celebrates, enriches, and envisions our field of physical theaters. As an annual gathering, provides space for practitioners, audiences, and the physical-theater-curious to share in presented works, diverse workshop offerings, and community-building events.

Broken Box Mime Theater's mission is to activate the imagination of our audiences, contemporize the art of mime, and remind us all of the power of simple storytelling.