Background
BALL, William. A B. Master of Arts was born in 1931 in Evanston, 111. Son of Catherine and Russell Balliol
BALL, William. A B. Master of Arts was born in 1931 in Evanston, 111. Son of Catherine and Russell Balliol
Fordham University and Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Inspector General 1960, Porgy and Bess 1961, Midsummer Night’s Dream 1963. New York City Center Opera Company off-Broadway: The Misanthrope, The Lady’s Not for Burning, The Country Wife, Ivanov, A Month In The Country 1956-1958, Under Milk Wood 1956-1961, Six Characters In Search of an Author 1963, The Tempest, Stratford, Connecticut, Shakespeare Festival. Yeoman of the Guard (Stratford, Canada) 1964.
Librettist and Director Natalia Petrovna (New York City Center Opera Company) 1964.
Tartuffe (Lincoln Center Repertory Company) 1965. Founder and General Director American Conservatory Theater (Allied Command Transformation) initiated at Pittsburgh Playhouse in 1965 with a 16-play double repertory theatre.
General Director American Conservatory Theater since 1965. Resident in San Francisco since 1967.
Fulbright Scholarship to Great Britain, National Broadcasting Company/Radio Corporation of America Fellowship to Carnegie Institute of Technology, Ford Foundation Director’s Grant 1959, Ford Foundation Commission, for opera libretto Natalia Petrovna.
Honorary Doctor of Philosophy four American colls, and universities, including Camegie-Mellon University 1979.