Program Cover from Celebration
In early September 2018, I was working on a play when I was struck by another inspiration!—“You need to celebrate the thousands of miracles and gifts in your life by sharing them with people who know you.” The next thought that came was, “And ask your dear friend Alynne (Alynne Amkraut Krull) to direct the event.” So I began work on the monumental task of noting and editing an amazing life that spanned 80 years of human life, the predominant thread of which was Theatre! And another soon postscript: “It can only last one and one half hours!”
No words can express the gratitude I have for Alynne’s patience, honesty, care, tolerance, and her talents and friendship that helped me accomplish this event. I’m also honored and grateful to, in addition to Alynne, the 14 friends onstage and 5 friends offstage who donated their time and talents and energies to help this sharing happen.
Below is the video of this event. Referenced time stamps are:
– ASSETS 11:45
– LIABILITIES 23:52
– Red Ribbons 1:17:53
– “You Gotta Have Heart” Duet 1:33:23
– Final interview with Bill 1:44:43 (recorded at the end of rehearsal the day before the Celebration)
BK WILDHORSE – CELEBRATION
“Thanks for sharing this experience!” —BK
BILL KOCH (akaWILLIAM KOCH), AEA,SAG/AFTRA (former AGVA)
>>>Actor, Dancer, Singer, Puppeteer, Mime, Storyteller, Understudy, Stage Manager:
>OVERVIEW-50+ years: Bill has performed 103 characters, many repeated, in plays and musicals in more than 40 New York theaters, tours and international productions, including several residencies, two ballet companies, and numerous puppet venues, also more than 20 commercials/industrials/ and 11 stand-in, background film jobs. Favorite roles: Will Parker & Kagekiyo, The Blind Samurai.
>>>Stage Director, Choreographer, Soundtracker, Theatre Teacher & Workshop Leader:
>OVERVIEW-50+ years: 220 Productions of 161 Scripts/Librettos/Scenarios/Scores. Including 10 company residencies, 12 guest artist positions (including 12 years as Faculty Guest Director at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts). Favorite directed drama: “Johnny Belinda”.
>Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein's "ALLEGRO"-(Stage Director/Choreographer):
(First—and only—fully staged New York Revival—at Equity Library Theatre—1979)
"Dear Mr. Koch, I enjoyed your work in 'Allegro' so much that I hope we can get together on
some future effort. Meanwhile, let me congratulate you and thank you.
Yours sincerely, Richard Rodgers"
aka WILLIAM HENRY KOCH, JR.
>>>Poet, Playwright, Composer, Lyricist
>OVERVIEW-50+ years: 13 full length plays (6 produced); 28 one-act plays (20 produced); 1 short produced screenplay; 8 produced adaptations; countless number of songs in and out of collections, many performed. Favorite poetry collection: “Sonnets From The Tower of London”.
Unpublished Autobiography in Poetry—38 Volumes: 1956 to Present.
Listed in Who’s Who in America: 2019.
