William Missouri Downs

William Missouri Downs

William Missouri Downs has written everything from NBC sitcoms to Kabuki tragedies. He's had well over 300 productions of his plays and musicals from the Kennedy Center to the San Diego Rep. He's been... Read more

William Missouri Downs has written everything from NBC sitcoms to Kabuki tragedies. He's had well over 300 productions of his plays and musicals from the Kennedy Center to the San Diego Rep. He's been produced in Spain, Canada, South Africa, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Switzerland, Austria, Israel, India, UAE, Australia, South Korea and the USA. He’s published 14 plays with Concord, Playscripts, Heuer, TRW and Next Stage Press. His monologues have appeared in nine collections. He's also won numerous writing awards, including two rolling premieres from the National New Play Network. He's twice been a finalist at the Eugene O'Neill. In Hollywood, he was a writer on several NBC sitcoms, sold/optioned movies, and optioned a TV pilot.