Niles Fitch

In 2010, Niles signed with J. Pervis Talent in Atlanta which includes Joy Pervis, who is known for discovering Dakota Fanning and others.  Additionally, Niles made his theatrical debut as “Young Martin Luther King, Jr.” in the musical “I Dream” in Atlanta.  The musical ran in the summer of 2010 and was directed by the renowned Jasmine Guy.

Niles as Simba in The Lion King

 

Ready to take his career to the next stage, Niles relocated with his family to New York City in August 2010.  After beginning a series of auditions in November 2010, the next stage was ready for Niles when he was cast as “Young Simba”.  Currently, Niles is performing as Young Simba in Disney’s The Lion King musical North American Tour.  So far he has performed in Ottawa, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec and is looking forward to Syracuse, Buffalo, and Denver, Baltimore and other cities and stages.  While on tour, he will also make his television debut in an episode of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.

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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Ricardo Shields is a 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award, 2020, 2021, and 2022 ENCORE AWARD / The Actors Fund and winner of the 2022.

Recently, he won the 2022 Legend Award from his alma mater Ohio University.

He is the 2021 winner of the Paul Robeson Award, presented (jointly) by the Actors Equity Association and the Actors Equity Foundation.

Research Accomplishments:
His extensive professional credits as a Director, Stage manager, and Actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional) As an actor he has appeared on Saturday Night Live, Another World, Guiding Light, The Cosby Show, and the ITV television series "Special Needs" and commercials and film.

Professor Shields is a member of the Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the American Guild of Musical Artists performance unions and an associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

He began his artistic academic career in New York City at Playwrights Horizon, The South Bronx Action Theatre, and Mind Builders, and then was invited to join the teaching staff at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival). He represented the United States for Theatre Young Audiences at the ASSITEJ Theatre Festival in London, England.

He has been a Professor and Visiting Artist at Ohio University, The College of Wooster, Denison University, Macalester College, Randolph- Macon College, Susquehanna University, and SUNY Potsdam.

He holds B.F.A and M.F.A, Degrees from Ohio University.

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Iforcolor.org [Research]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Ricardo_Shields [Career]