Rate My Professor Bill Watson

A seasoned professional actor and director, Watson has an extensive performance resume with prestigious ensembles such as the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare and Company, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The Empty Space, Milwaukee's Chamber Theatre, First Stage, The Montana Repertory Theatre, and Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Beyond academia, he co-founded Feast of Crispian, a nonprofit theatre organization dedicated to using acting methodologies and Shakespearean texts for therapeutic purposes with trauma survivors, with a particular focus on American service veterans. This initiative partners with the Milwaukee VA Hospital and the American Lake VA Hospital in Tacoma, Washington, staging Shakespeare plays performed by veterans and creating original productions that blend veterans' personal narratives with Shakespearean elements and original music. In 2019, Feast of Crispian organized the inaugural First National Veterans Theatre Festival in collaboration with the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. Watson has further enriched his practice through collaborations and studies with renowned international physical theatre artists Bob Berky and Avner Eisenberg.