Antone Pagán

Stripes

1981 American comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman
starring

Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, and John Candy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He is also a supporter of Patrick Blake, a writer, who produced the award-winning play Exonerated. Antone’s New FAMILY Theater, LLC with producing associates revived Miguel Piñero’s, signature classic prison play Short Eyes in 2011 of designed by Tony Award-winning scenic designer Richard Hoover.

 

SHORT EYES

 

"and new birth crying" Pinero

“and new birth crying” – Pinero

 

 

He produced a special evening presentation of Miguel Piñero’s prison classic Short Eyes with Paul Calderone directing and casting legendary Puerto Rican actor, the late Victor Argo. Antone honored Victor Argo by shooting a short film, Nightlife by Shandor Garrison. The film was recently premiered with five screenings at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. Antone Pagán’s current SAG Indy Film and screenings include Here and There by Serbian Writer-Director Darko Lungulov. This film World Premiered April 23rd, 2009 in Robert DeNiro’s, Tribeca Film Festival in competition with 11 other features for 6 screenings and was earmarked early by MTV Productions as one of 2 of the features in to watch out for. Indeed it was and won 1st Prize Award as “Best N.Y. Narrative Feature Film”.

 

 

The film has been screened in Japan in 2009 in The Skip City HD Film Festival where it won a Special Audience/Director Award. It has been released since 2009 in Serbia, Germany and other territories in Europe before it’s was released in March 2010 in the United States. It has also screened in The Milano, Silk Road, Hamptons Film Festivals among others, and garnered several additional awards.

 


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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Ricardo Shields is highly accomplished African American actor, director, producer, and educator with a distinguished career in theatre and academia.

Here's a summary of his background and achievements:

Early Life and Family:
Born on November 4, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio.
His family has a strong musical background; his grandfather and father were founding members of the Shields Brothers Gospel Quartet of Ohio, and his mother was part of the Turner Gospel Singers.
He is a cousin of boxing promoter Don King.
Education:
Graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 1970.
Holds both a BFA (1975) and MFA (1995) from Ohio University.

Career and Contributions
Theatre Professional:
Actor: Has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and in regional productions. His television credits include The Cosby Show, Another World, Guiding Light, Saturday Night Live, and the ITV series Special Needs. He has also appeared in commercials and films.
Director and Stage Manager: Has extensive professional credits in these roles, including projects at Lincoln Center, The Henry Street Settlement House (New Federal Theatre), The Negro Ensemble Company, and The Joseph Papp Public Theatre.
Assistant Director: Served as assistant to Lloyd Richards and assistant director for the New Federal Theatre premiere of Ossie Davis's play A Last Dance With Sybil starring Ruby Dee and Earl Hyman.

Educator:
Professor: He is a Professor of Acting, Directing, Black Theatre, Black Studies, and Stage Management. He has taught at various institutions, including Ohio University, The College of Wooster, Denison University, Macalester College, Susquehanna University (as artist-in-residence), and SUNY Potsdam.
Workshops and Programs: Conducted workshops for Joseph Papp's Playwriting in the Schools Program (PITS) at The Public Theatre for six seasons and represented the United States at the ASSITEJ Theatre Festival in London, England, in 1988.
Artistic Activist and Historian:

Iforcolor.org: Creator and archivist for the Black History website Iforcolor.org, dedicated to preserving and sharing information about African Americans and artists of color. He also maintains the "Black Theatre/African American Voices" website on Facebook.
Project1VOICE Liaison: Serves as the Project1VOICE Liaison for the state of Ohio, directing "One Play One Day" events in Cleveland since 2011.

Awards and Recognition:
The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award: Recipient in 2017.
Paul Robeson Award: Recipient in 2021 (jointly presented by the Actors' Equity Association and Actors' Equity Foundation).
AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award: Received in 2017.
Tony Award Nominee: Nominated for the "Excellence in Theatre Education Award" in 2015 and 2017.
Ebony Bobcat Network (EBN) Legend Award: Received from Ohio University in 2022.
ENCORE AWARD / The Actors Fund: Received in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024.
Outstanding Professor Awards: Has received two of these and three "Educational Program of the Year" awards as a university professor.
The HistoryMakers archives: Interviewed and included in The HistoryMakers archives, permanently housed in the Library of Congress.
Dale Ricardo Shields is recognized for his profound impact on the lives of his students and his unwavering dedication to preserving and promoting Black theatre history and culture.