[3] The play was panned by the Globe and Mail when it premiered in Toronto, earning a half star rating.
[3] In 2013 Thunderstick went on a four-city tour in Western Canada, and featured Lorne Cardinal of Corner Gas fame and Craig Lauzon of Air Farce who traded off roles in the two hander on alternate nights.
[15] Williams loosely based the play on the life of Senator Lillian Dyck whom he met when she received an Aboriginal Achievement Award.
The play based on the fall from grace experienced by real-life First Nations Leader David Ahenakew who was disgraced after making anti-Semitic comments to a reporter.
[6][18] His latest play, In Care, about a mother struggling against the child welfare system also received positive reviews.
[24] He received a University of Alberta Alumni Award[24] Café Daughter, a film adaptation by Shelley Niro of Williams' play, went into production in 2022.