Bill Woodward

**Bill Woodward** is a character in the Hatchetfield Universe. He features in The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Black Friday, Watcher World, Forever and Always, Time Bastard and Hey, Melissa!. He is the father of Alice Woodward, though she currently lives in Clivesdale, only visiting her dad for one week a month. Bill is played by Corey Dorris.

## Biography

In the scene after the opening song, he is seen having troubles with his printer, which Paul helps him with. Later in that scene, Paul asks if he wants to go to Beanies with him, which Bill declines. Instead, he sits refreshing a webpage (HotTix), trying to get tickets for the Starlight’s touring production of *Mamma Mia*. He wants to show his ex-wife that he too can be a good parent to his daughter, Alice, who had went to see Hamilton with her mother. He says “I just want my daughter back” when Paul asks him if he wants anything from Beanies, showing he is just trying his hardest to be a good dad. Although he’d appreciate if his friends could help talk him up, and make Alice see how good he is.

He is later seen on the phone to Alice, talking to her about the tickets. He doesn’t seem to be so happy when mentioning Deb, Alice’s girlfriend, who is seeming to make things much harder for Bill. He mentions many times throughout the musical that he doesn’t exactly like Deb all too well, but makes it clear clear he’s just trying to look out for his daughter.

The next major scene he is in is the bar scene, at Professor Hidgens’ house. He is annoyed that he can’t make a Shirley Temple, which Ted laughs at. They get into a row and Bill threatens to kick Ted’s head, which gains him the nickname ‘Sensei Bill’ from Ted. Paul breaks up the argument before they get themselves hurt. Bill then gets a phone call from Alice, who got off the bus to Clivesdale to see Deb, who is now infected by the hivemind. Alice decided to hide in the choir room, but she’s alone and scared. So Bill decides to go after her to save her, and Paul decides to tag along after Ted monologues about how Alice is dead and Bill would end up dead if he attempted to go and save her. (“There are only people who are alive, and people who are fucking dead! And Bill’s daughter...she’s dead.”)

Paul and Bill go to Hatchetfield High. He calls out to Alice to try and find her, but is immediately shushed so nobody would hear and attack them. Bill then goes on to talk about his efforts to try and protect Alice and his love for her. He recounts the argument he had gotten into with her that morning, and he soon blames himself for Alice being trapped, he blames himself for her getting off the bus to Clivesdale. Paul tries to tell him that it’s not his fault, before Alice appears, she’s now infected. Bill is shattered as Alice starts singing (Not Your Seed) and picks up the gun that they had brought with them, holding it up to himself. “I can’t live in a world without my daughter,” he says as he holds the gun under his chin and gets ready to pull the trigger. Paul quickly takes the shotgun from Bill and throws it to the ground. Alice then picks it up from the ground, and as Paul tries to comfort Bill, telling him he’s not going to die, Alice pulls the trigger and shoots Bill, killing him.