Editing Bill Irwin (section)

===Actor===
[[File:Bill Irwin - Cropped.jpg|right|thumb|Irwin in 2013]]
Although Irwin is best known for his theatrical clown work, he has also been featured in a number of dramatic plays. Irwin appeared with [[Steve Martin]] and [[Robin Williams]] in the [[Lincoln Center]] Off-Broadway production of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'', in 1988, in the role of [[Lucky (Waiting for Godot)|Lucky]].<ref>Isenberg, Barbara. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-22-ca-508-story.html 'Godot' Leaves Them Waiting for Tickets"] ''Los Angeles Times'', November 22, 1988</ref> Lucky's only lines consist of a famous 500-word-long monolog, an ironic element for Irwin since much of his clown-based stage work was silent.

He directed the 1998 [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] production of ''[[A Flea in Her Ear]]''. He appeared in 2002 with [[Sally Field]] in the replacement cast of ''[[The Goat or Who is Sylvia?]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=Ehren |first=Christine |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/sally-field-and-bill-irwin-prepare-a-new-goat-for-broadway-com-108140 |title=Sally Field and Bill Irwin Prepare a New 'Goat' for Broadway |work=[[Playbill]] |date=September 9, 2002 |access-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> In 2005, he starred as George alongside [[Kathleen Turner]] in a revival of [[Edward Albee]]'s ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'', for which he won a Tony Award.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simonson |first=Robert |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/virginia-woolf-howls-its-last-on-broadway-sept-4-com-127755 |title='Virginia Woolf' Howls Its Last on Broadway Sept. 4 |work=[[Playbill]] |date=September 4, 2005}}</ref> He played Vladimir (Didi) in the 2009 Broadway revival of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128752-Irwin-and-Lane-Are-Waiting-for-Godot-Opening-April-30 |title=Irwin and Lane Are Waiting for Godot, Opening April 30 |work=[[Playbill]] |date=April 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214234235/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/irwin-and-lane-are-waiting-for-godot-opening-april-30-160424 |archive-date=February 14, 2015}}</ref> and Mr. McAfee in the Broadway revival of ''[[Bye Bye Birdie (musical)|Bye Bye Birdie]]''. In 2011, he appeared in ''[[King Lear]]'' at the [[Public Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/king-lear-with-sam-waterston-kelli-ohara-bill-irwin-and-frank-wood-begins-at-the-public-oct-18-com-183644 |title='King Lear', With Sam Waterston, Kelli O'Hara, Bill Irwin and Frank Wood, Begins at the Public Oct. 18 |work=[[Playbill]] |date=October 18, 2011}}</ref> In 2023, he played Clov in the [[Irish Repertory Theatre]]'s Off-Broadway production of ''[[Endgame (play)|Endgame]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://irishrep.org/show/2022-2023-season/endgame-2/ |title=''Endgame by Samuel Beckett'' |website= www.irishrep.org |access-date= February 3, 2023}}</ref>