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The Journey of a Historical Figure as a One-Man Show

By Bill Snyder | August 5, 2019

Woodrow Proctor

Franklin Stage Company presents the play with music ‘Billy Bishop Goes to War’. Woodrow Proctor, the actor who portrays Billy Bishop, talks about the real-life Billy Bishop, and his collaborator onstage, pianist Tim Iversen.

Photo credit: Franklin Stage Company

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