Editing Bill Irwin (section)

===Creator and writer===
Irwin has created several highly regarded stage shows that incorporate elements of clowning, often in collaboration with composer [[Doug Skinner]]. These works included ''The Regard of Flight'' (1982), which ran on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in April 1987 for 17 performances,<ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/11254/The-Regard-of-Flight " ''The Regard of Flight'' on Broadway"], playbillvault.com, accessed May 12, 2015.</ref> ''Largely New York'' (1989), ''[[Fool Moon (play)|Fool Moon]]'' (1993),<ref>{{cite news|author-link1=Robert Simonson |last1=Simonson |first1=Robert |last2=Jones |first2=Kenneth |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/irwin-and-shiners-fool-moon-rises-on-bways-atkinson-nov-17-com-78190 |title=Irwin and Shiner's 'Fool Moon' Rises on Bway's Atkinson, Nov. 17 |work=[[Playbill]] |date=November 2, 1998}}</ref> ''The Harlequin Studies'' (2003),<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/bill-irwins-harlequin-studies-dissecting-theatres-clown-premieres-sept-3-off-bway-com-114703 |title=Bill Irwin's 'Harlequin Studies', Dissecting Theatre's Clown, Premieres Sept. 3 Off-Bway |work=[[Playbill]] |date=August 7, 2003}}</ref> and ''Mr. Fox: A Rumination'' (2004).<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/be-a-clown-bill-irwins-mr-fox-a-rumination-conjures-forgotten-american-actor-com-119019 |title=Be a Clown: Bill Irwin's 'Mr. Fox: A Rumination' Conjures Forgotten American Actor |work=[[Playbill]] |date=April 13, 2004}}</ref> ''Mr. Fox'' is a production that Irwin has worked on for years, a biography of 19th century clown [[George L. Fox (clown)|George Washington Lafayette Fox]] that also has autobiographical elements. In 2013, he teamed with his occasional partner [[David Shiner (clown)|David Shiner]] to create and perform in the [[Off-Broadway]] "clowning revue-with-music" ''[[Old Hats]]'' along with actress and musician [[Nellie McKay]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Aging Clowns and Brand-New Gags|author-link=Charles Isherwood|last=Isherwood |first=Charles|date=March 4, 2013|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/05/theater/reviews/old-hats-with-bill-irwin-and-david-shiner.html?_r=0|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |last2=Jones |first2=Kenneth |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/off-broadway-run-of-acclaimed-old-hats-by-bill-irwin-and-david-shiner-extended-again-com-203993 |title=Off-Broadway Run of Acclaimed 'Old Hats', By Bill Irwin and David Shiner, Extended Again |work=Playbill |date=April 2, 2013}}</ref> ''Old Hats'' won the 2013 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hetrick |first1=Adam |last2=Gans |first2=Andrew |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/billy-porter-andrea-martin-pippin-matilda-vanya-and-sonia-win-drama-desk-awards-com-205593 |title=Billy Porter, Andrea Martin, 'Pippin', 'Matilda', 'Vanya and Sonia' Win Drama Desk Awards |work=Playbill |date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> ''Old Hats'' was revived in New York City in 2016, with Shiner and Irwin returning and a new third performer, musician [[Shaina Taub]], performing with her band between the sketches. <ref>{{cite news|title=Review: 'Old Hats,' Mime and Mayhem From Irwin and Shiner|author=Genzlinger, Neil|date=February 18, 2016|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/19/theater/review-old-hats-mime-and-mayhem-from-irwin-and-shiner.html|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

He adapted [[Molière]]'s play ''[[Les Fourberies de Scapin]]'' as a comedy called ''Scapin'', and has played the title role in several productions. He appeared in the play at the [[off-Broadway]] [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] [[Laura Pels Theatre]] in January through March 1997, after performing in the play at the [[Seattle Rep]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Viagas |first=Robert |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/bill-irwin-scapin-opens-jan-9-off-broadway-com-329077 |title=Bill Irwin Scapin Opens Jan. 9 Off-Broadway |work=[[Playbill]] |date=January 10, 1997}}</ref> His adaptation allowed him to incorporate his signature clowning routines into the course of the action.

Irwin performed with [[The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps]] at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], in a "band on the run" sequence where he played Dr. Hubert Peterson of the fictitious Federation of United Marching Associations of America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2853774795331584631&q=dci|title=DCI Cadets 1996 Olympics Performance<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>