After graduating from UCLA with a degree in English and a teaching credential, Bill Walthall returned to his hometown in Ventura County, California, to teach English and drama at Oxnard and Hueneme High Schools. Having spent a decade in the classroom, he took a year off to recharge his batteries, but was pulled into the private-sector rat race as a technology consultant.

 

In the intervening years, he never lost his passion for literature, education, and theatre. He resumed literary study, earning a Masters in English. He has presented papers at conferences, workshops for educational groups, and inservices for schools. He currently runs the blog, The Bill Shakespeare Project, breaking down the entire canon of the Bard's plays.

 

He has appeared in and directed plays (ranging from Shakespeare to world premieres), has taught Shakespeare for actors, both adult and child. He has recently begun film work, starring in student films and improv-based court television series.