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Faculty - BILL WILSON


Associate Professor of Theatre
Chair, Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Director of Musical Theatre

M.F.A. in Directing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
B.F.A. in Musical Theatre Performance, Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Bill has directed and choreographed over 50 productions including Crazy for You, The Music Man, Tommy, Quilters, Company, Cabaret, Evita, The Boy Friend, Something's Afoot, Anything Goes, and Chicago. He has directed plays such as: Execution of Justice, A Doll House, Play it Again Sam, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Crudible, The Servant of Two Masters, and Tamer of Horses.

As a choreographer and movement specialist, Bill has studied Tap, Jazz and Ballet since his childhood, and, in the last ten years, Pilates, Yoga, Alexander, Feldenkrais, and Rolfing. In 2003, Bill became a certified Pilates instructor, and in 2004, a certified Yoga teacher. As a period movement specialist, Bill has studied with Peggy Dixon at the Nonsuch Early Dance Institute in London, England and Valderrobres, Spain, Richard Powers at Stanford University, Elizabeth Aldrich at the Goucher Early Dance Institute and John Broome of the Stratford Festival.

Bill previously also served as Associate Director of Theatre at Minnesota State University at Moorhead, where he also was as an Assistant Professor.

 

 

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