| Site Contents |
| Bill off-stage |
| Bill in the ring |
| Bill on-stage |
| Bill on-screen |
| Bill on video |
| Bill in print |
| Slide show |
Largely Willie the Clown
We welcome you to this home-grown Web site, an informational and pictorial tribute to Bill Irwin, one of the world's consummate thespians. As an author, an actor (stage and screen), as a clown, a director, a choreographer, and as a producer, Bill has demonstrated a stunning competency in a multiplicity of theatre arts that a lot of us have come to not only appreciate, but unabashedly admire. Few can so adroitly play the clown for an adoring audience one evening, then, a short month later, command our rapt attention in an original adaptation of Samuel Beckett's most perplexing drama piece. (Which happened to have been adapted for stage by the very actor!) But Bill does that sort of thing... fairly regularly!
As proof of his gifts, he's received both a Guggenheim Fellowship and one of the cherished MacArthur “Genius” Grants, along with his being inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame.
The left margin contains several links that, when clicked, will display the following:
| A brief survey of Bill Irwin's "off-stage" life, as culled from articles and interviews | |
| A review of his career "in the ring" (circus, not boxing) | |
| An almost-current list of on- stage productions in which Bill has performed | |
| A catalog of on-screen film credits | |
| Information about the availability of videotapes of his famous PBS production, "The Regard of Flight". (If other videos become available, we'll hopefully link you to them from this page.) | |
| Information about book(s) published about Bill Irwin, or that feature him prominently | |
| A slide show sampler of photos of Bill Irwin |
So, click around and enjoy!
P.S. Feedback (of a complimentary or informative nature) is always welcome!