BILL BREUER
USA & Canada
Director - Performer - Playwright

Independent Director: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, & Musical Productions
(Midwest, Northcentral & Eastcoast North America)
Producer/Director: International Forensic Murder Mystery Ensemble
Theatre Development Consultant

Links!

On Facebook
Photo pages of Shows Past
Headshots for Agents, Directors, Producers
Short List of Plays written by the author
Forensic Murder Mysteriy Ensemble and shows written by the author
SFX ! Special Effects & Stage Magic Illusion
Acting Instruction - Expressive Performance Anthropology
Forensic Murder Mystery Series
Re-creation of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor Who
Are the Arts Necessary? Who Needs Them?
Some Notes on Directing and for staff working with directors!
Mini-Essays on Acting and the Craft. Lots of Info Here!
Notes on Comedy - Why IS something Funny?
Memorizing Scripts / Learning Lines : Just HOW do stage actors do it?
-- Essential Elements to the Process and People Factors that can sabotage it!
Theatre Superstitions
Tongue Twisters for vocal exercises.
Don't Let Negativity Hurt Your Theatre!
How to be a Respected Director especially as a guest - the Etiquette
'Frost/Nixon' The creation of the Nixon character.
Info on the full-length play: The Faery's Kiss / The Fairy's Kiss
Town of St. George, NB, Canada; Creative Arts Association
Forensic Murder Mystery Ensemble Facebook Page
Bullitt County Theatre Company
Contact Email (Click here)

ON FACEBOOK!


THE WHOS IN WHOVILLE The Second Doctor 2013,
SCTC Comedy Improv Troupe Summer Shows - Canada
LOVE LETTERS - Andy 2013 WHEN JENNY LIND CAME TO TOWN!
- Director -
(A new musical about the famous 'Swedish Nightingale')
THEATRICAL CREDITS:
THE FAERY'S KISS - Director, Bardstown Community Theatre Company.
SPLIT DECISION Director and Character 'Mike' BCTC
WHO DONE THE DON IN? - Director & The Don and CSI Medical Examiner , French Lick Resort
A CHOCOLATE HOLIDAY! (Playwright) Production written for Ganong Museum
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Charles Dickens, Belle's Husband, (Director) Bullitt County Theatre Company
WHO DONE IN THE DON? Dinner Murder Mystery. -The Don and Agent/Medical Examiner . (2009/2011) Playwright, Director. Bullitt County Theatre Company.
THE FAERY'S KISS - Robin Goodfellow, St. Croix Theatre Company, St. Stephen, NB, Canada;July 2009. Director
All THE CHOCOLATE IN THE WORLD!- Playwright - Educational production for Ganong Museum
FRANKENSTEIN. (2009) Bullitt County Theatre Company - Producer/Artistic Director
Bullitt 100 Proof Improve Troupe Show (May, 2009)Director
THE FAERY'S KISS (April, 2009) (Director) Bullitt County Theatre Co. World Premiere
THE ART OF MURDER (2008) Lead Role Bullitt County Theatre Company
BELL, BOOK & CANDLE (2008) StageEast, ME Director
SORDID LIVES (2008) Louisville Repertory Company Director
DINNER MURDER MYSTERY Detective Marlow Huzzah Productions
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL John A. Lomax (principal) Juneteeth Legacy @ Actors Theatre of Louisville
THE MOON SEES SOMEBODY Cop Juneteeth Legacy - Riggett (principal) @ Actors Theatre of Louisville
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK StageEast, ME Director
HITLER: THE STRUGGLING ARTIST Adolf Hitler Original Sight & Sound's Play Festival
CASE OF DR. JECKYL & MR. HYDE Fr. Daniel Director
LIVE! WITHOUT A NET -Rudyard Kipling Emcee Original Sight & Sound
KITCHEN GARDEN- Juneteeth Legacy - Riggett (principal) @ Actors Theatre of Louisville
SAME TIME NEXT YEAR Co-Director George (principal) (Canada)
HISTORY OF THE DEVIL Callimachus, MacReady, Keipenhauer Assistant Director
SHERLOCK'S MENTOR Dr. Joseph Bell - lead. Tours
NO COURAGE Fr. Brucey
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Mr. De Pinna
DIRECTIONS TO VENUS Buck (Guest Actor)
BELLARMINE IMPROV (Guest Performer)
WINTERFEST- MEDIEVAL STYLE King Arthur (principal) (Festival of Lights)
KING ARTHUR'S COURT (Camelot) King Arthur (principal) (outdoor theatre)
IS ANYONE OUT THERE? Dr. Bill - Space Scientist (principal)
THE CANDID STUFF Chief Astronaut/Narrator (principal) (21 year run)
VON BRAUN Werner Von Braun (principal) Director
STAR WARES Flight Training Astronaut. (principal) 3 years Tour
SPACEPORT Chief Flight Astronaut (principal) 5 years Tour
APOLLO XIII - Humankind's Greatest Adventure - Narrator (1979-81)
MEETING OF MINDS - Star Trek/S.T.R.A.K. IUS Spock, Dir: Lee Staton. (1977)


Also: NIGHT OF JANUARY 16th, CARNIVAL, ANDROCLES & THE LION - NYC H.S. Drama Festival Kenneth Goldsberry & NYC Troup - THE TELL TALE HEART, GREAT EXPECTATIONS - Pip.

TV / VIDEO / RADIO / VOICEOVERS/ CINEMA:
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - Is It Real?, Ad: Louisville Zoo, Video Commercial- NGH, TV Commercial - Louisville Dinner Theatre, Educational Videos: TV & Radio -scientific interview shows. (City-Scape CATV, PBS, NPR & local TV), SENATORS IN SPACE - Comedy animation- performed all 4 voices on Soundtrack., THE FOURTH HYPNOTHESIS-Scientific Educational Show -Narrator of Soundtrack, STEVE ALLEN TV Show -Age 5

MOVIES/CINEMA: ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. -Civil War Irish Jesuit Priest - Head of College -docu- drama. John Coulter, Prod/Director ,
PLANT A SEED - District Attorney
A WISH FOR THE DEAD - Preacher
MORTIFIED - Van Slaven

DIALECTS & VOICES: French, German, Multiple American (Most regions), various British (Irish, Scottish, RP, colonies,countryside etc.), Italian, Greek, Spanish, Russian/Slavic, and numerous regional & ethnic types worldwide. VOCAL: Baritone - especially voices & accents: ex. Cabaret, Camelot, On A Clear Day, South Pacific

SPECIAL SKILLS: - Magic/illusion (Stage and Close-up) - Stage Hypnosis, - personal special effects, makeup and technical effects- Proficient in Teleprompter and Earpromptor. Improv, mime, body movement. Accurately handle scientific, medical and technical equipment. Photography Horseback riding, Drums. Ham Radio, Astronomy. Safety/Health/medical consultant for Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville Ballet and other theatrical, dance and touring companies. Stage Fight Choreography Instructor/combat choreographer: A.S.A.R: Medieval Sword Combat (especially Broadsword).

AUTHOR: THE FORENSIC QUICK REFERENCE - A Guide for Authors, Playwrights and Armchair Sleuths.

PLAYWRITING: Bill Breuer
The Inn of LaRouse / Inn at the Edge of The Forest 1984
Between the Acts / Charon Drops 1975
Von Braun 1986(One Person Biography)
Star WarEs 1979 (educational Space Technology Show)
Spaceport 1980
The 4th Hypothesis (1980)
Hitler - The Struggling Artist 2003
Winterfest at King Arthur's Court 1987 (Outdoor Theatre Gala Event)
The Reunion 1986 (Pantomome)
The Candid Stuff 1980
. The Art of Murder 2008 - Dinner Murder Mystery
The Faery's Kiss (2007)
The Days of King Arthur (Not released) scheduled for release/production 2011
Frankenstein (co-author) 2009
The Birth of Merlin The Child Hath Met His Father - 2008(Modern Adaptation)
All the Chocolate in the World 2009 - (written for Ganong Chocolate Museum)
'Dickens' A Christmas Carol', 2008 Adaptation Production: 2009
'Pygmalion- The Radio Play' 2008


"Forensic Murder Mystery Series" © 2008:

SOME OF THE 100 TILES IN THE "FORENSIC MURDER MYSTERY SERIES" © 2008:
•'The Art of Murder' -© 2008
• 'Who Done The Don In?' (2009)
•'The Algonquin Hotel Ghostly Murders' -© 2009
• 'Physician Heal Thyself' (2008)
• 'Which Witch is Which?'-© 2008
• 'Murder at the Rossmount' ©2008
• 'Deadly Lawyers'-© 2008
• 'The Newscaster's Mortal Newscast'-© 2008
• 'The Restaurant Critic's Last Supper'-© 2008
• 'Going Natural and Green' -© 2009
• 'Spouses, Lovers and Liaisons - Oh My! -© 2009
• 'The Deadly Mint Julep Recipe' -© 2010
• 'The Lethal Aid Society' -© 2007 -
• 'The Ancient Irish Curse' -© 2007
• 'The Murder Game Murders' -© 2009
• 'Unnatural Causes'-© 2009
• 'Hypnotically Yours: Back from the Past' © 2007
• 'Dying to be On Stage' -© 2009
• 'Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy' -© 2009
• 'The Winetaster's Hemlock Vintage' -© 2009
• 'The Secret Santa's Deadly Surprise' -© 2010
• 'The The Theatre Critic's Final Review'--© 2009
• 'Santa's Secret Surprise' -© 2010
• 'O the Shark Has.. Bloody Teeth, Dear!'-© 2010
• 'The Wedding Day Widow Murders' -© 2010
• 'Murder Most Fowl'-© 2010
• 'The Exorcism Murder' -© 2010
• 'The Ghostchaser's Ghost' -© 2010
• 'The Yo Yo Murders' -© 2010
• 'The Deadliest Gender' -© 2010
• 'Thank you for Flying Mortal Airlines' -© 2010
• 'The Deadly Halloween Game' -© 2010
• 'Murder in the Orchestra Pit' -© 2010
• 'The Hanged Jury' -© 2011

• 'THE B&B MURDERS" © 2010
The Bashford Manor Ghost Murder
The Confederate Cache Murder
The Whiskey Mobster Murder



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Development Consultant: Theatre Companies in USA and Canada.
- THEATRE MANAGEMENT:
HR, Marketing and Public Relations, Operations,Budgeting, Fundraising, Copyrighting and Media, Public Presentations/ Outreach Spokesperson.
PRODUCING CREDITS:
Producing Artistic Director for the International Forensic Murder Mystery Ensemble -2009 to Present
Producing Artistic Director for Bullitt County Theatre Company (Pro-Am non-profit org)2008 - 2011.
Member: Board of Directors - the Bullitt County Arts Council
Assistant to the Producer for Juneteenth Legacy Theatre (A New York Company) (2006 & 2007)
Assistant to Producer/Director for Original Sight and Sound Company.

Additional Theatrical Skills

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• Member: A,.A.C.T.
• Wide range of Voices, Dialects/Accents: Numerous! Especially French, German, Multiple American (Most regions), various British (Irish, Scottish, etc.), Italian, Greek, Spanish, Russian/Slavic and many ethnic. (Note: SINGING is performed with various dialects and voices (see next section). Character song and dance such as Willkommen/Cabaret - Emcee.
• NUMEROUS CHARACTERS & VOICES: Eccentrics, Old Geezers, Pirates, Doctors & Academics, Medieval Personas, Hillbilly, Western, 'Mafia' & Gangster types, Villains, Frenchmen, New Yorkers: Bronx, Old Manhattan, Brooklyn, most European and Global accents.
• SINGING STYLE: with various voices and accents, 'talk-sing' as in Cabaret, Camelot, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.
• Special Effects/Health/medical,safety & stage fight consultant for Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville Ballet, Derby Dinner Playhouse, Pleiades Theatre and other theatrical and dance companies, including touring companies for over 25 years.
• ADDITIONAL SKILLS:Teleprompter, earprompter, improvisation. Magic/Illusion (Stage and Close-up) & Stage Hypnosis. Production Coordinator, Stage Management & AD. Prop Creation & Manufacture, Technical, electronic, illusion and stage magic background, can provide personal special effects, puppetry, makeup, and technical effects. Prop construction & creation. Strong in improv, mime, physical comedy, body movement & characterizations. Accurately handle scientific, medical and technical equipment and use Medical, Scientific and Technical jargon.. Horseback riding, DJ work, play most types of drums - including Bodhran (Irish Drum). Interests: Ham Radio, Astronomy, graphology/caligraphy, Electronics, Medical arts & sciences.
• OTHER USEFUL SKILLS & INTERESTS: Public Relations and outreach, Community Education, Promotions and Marketing. Research/Dramaturg. Creating good 'Theatre on a shoestring budget'. Consultant & Production. Casting Director. 'Though I've done a few movies, at this time I prefer the continual challenge of the stageplay.... the full arc of the character, the variables of interpretation and performance and the challenge of live audiences.' ***Development of Theatrical Groups into Pro/Pro-Am Companies using the company actors and creating outreach programs.***
• Earliest Formal Training: (1962-64) Kenneth Goldsberry, NYC, Formal Study: Numerous classes/workshops, Bellarmine University, Louisville Studio for Actors, Stagelab, Mark Sawyer - Daily.
• Member: Bunbury Theatre Taskforce
• Associate Artistic Director: Bullitt County Theatre Company, KY. & Playwright in Residence
• Instructor: Summer Improv Acting Workshop: Elizabethtown Technical & Community College.