acting

bio

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 last handful of years, however, he has rekindled 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 has also appeared in and directed plays, as well as acted as dramaturge for Shakespearean stage productions (including winter 2017’s Much Ado About Nothing at the Camarillo Skyway Playhouse).

 

He continues to produce his blog, The Bill / Shakespeare Project, where he brings not only a fun, accessible yet still scholarly approach to a play-by-play analysis of Shakespeare’s works, but also the latest and greatest in Willy Shakespeare headlines every week in his “This Week in Shakespeare” podcast.

 

 

 

services

teaching

Need an English or drama substitute teacher in the Hueneme Elementary or Oxnard Union High School Districts?

Contact Bill through Aesop/FrontLine!

tutoring

Need English or drama tutoring in the Ventura County area?

Bill's here to help…schedule a lesson with him through WyzAnt!

dramaturgy

Are you a director? Need some Shakespearean assistance?

Bill can help you as a dramaturge, helping you bridge your production from the page to the stage, providing background information about past productions of your play, discussing of verse rhythm and word meaning with actors, as well as helping you edit your script to focus on your vision. Post-edit, he can also provide you with a chart showing which actors appear in which scenes (thus helping you multi-cast your production).

 

 

Bill Walthall

actor | writer | teacher | dramaturge

shakespeare

WORKSHOPS

 

As a former teacher, Bill knows how to bring Shakespeare to the students. He can deliver lessons and interactive presentations in classroom visitations as well as workshops for teachers who are looking for ways to introduce and teach the best of the Bard.

WORKSHOPS

 

As a former teacher, Bill knows how to bring Shakespeare to the students. He can deliver lessons and interactive presentations in classroom visitations as well as workshops for teachers who are looking for ways to introduce and teach the best of the Bard.

products

Check out the Bill / Shakespeare Project- and Bill Walthall-related products at both Teachers Pay Teachers and RedBubble!

Coming soon: Nearpod!

Teachers Pay Teachers

They’ve got infographics, printables and handouts galore!

Some are the support materials from our play-centric sessions, some are for other plays, some for Shakespeare in general. Some are free, some for purchase…all quality stuff!

 

RedBubble

Demand was so high for The Periodic Table of Shakespeare as a poster, they made that happen.

 

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