William Missouri Downs
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William Missouri Downs, also known as Bill Downs, originally from Bay City, Michigan, is an American playwright, director and author.
Downs earned his Bachelor's degree at Northern Michigan University
in Marquette, his MFA in acting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
and his second MFA in screenwriting at UCLA. He is a professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Wyoming
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He wrote for several NBC sitcoms including MY TWO DADS, AMEN and THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR. He is the author of twenty plays that have had well over one hundred productions, including: The Kennedy Center, The Detroit Rep, The Wisdom Bridge Theatre, New York City Fringe Festival, The International Theatre Festival in Israel, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, The Durban Performing Arts Center (South Africa), Performance Network, The Berkeley Rep, The Stadt Theater Walfischgasse (Vienna) and The National New Play Network’s Showcase of New Plays.
Downs earned his Bachelor's degree at Northern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University is a four-year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest...
in Marquette, his MFA in acting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
and his second MFA in screenwriting at UCLA. He is a professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
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He wrote for several NBC sitcoms including MY TWO DADS, AMEN and THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR. He is the author of twenty plays that have had well over one hundred productions, including: The Kennedy Center, The Detroit Rep, The Wisdom Bridge Theatre, New York City Fringe Festival, The International Theatre Festival in Israel, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, The Durban Performing Arts Center (South Africa), Performance Network, The Berkeley Rep, The Stadt Theater Walfischgasse (Vienna) and The National New Play Network’s Showcase of New Plays.
Plays
- THE "M" WORD
- BOOKS ON TAPE
- FORGIVING JOHN LENNON
- DEAD WHITE MALES
- THE EXIT INTERVIEW
- THE TRIAL OF AYN RAND
- SEAGULLS IN A CHERRY TREE