Mary Seymour

 

“There’s no Business Like Show Business: The Best Business I Know.” This photo was taken before the famous Hotel Theresa on 125 Street in Harlem, New York. Here is a picture of Jackie Wilson. The Tiffanie’s group members are Eula McNair, Roberta Rivers, Mary Seymour, and vocalist Mary Wheeler. During this time, the group was signed up for Calla Records.
circa: 1969“

 

HAIR 

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1973 Playhouse on the Mall Paramus New Jersey production: “HAiR” The Great American Tribal Love Rock Musical. I shared the stage with the one of theaters greatest theatre voices Delores Hall and one of theaters Brilliant actors and singers Larry Marshall Producer: Perry Bruskin.

RASIN (The Musical) 

1975

 

Arnetia Walker, Autris Paige, Mary Seymour and Virginia Capers – National tour of the Broadway musical “Raisin.” (Boston)

“I will always remember the experience, I was a hard-working single mom working (2) jobs when Tony Neely called to tell me about the audition. Oh, how I love Theatre and our Creative family! Congratulations to all of the extraordinary Talent that is a member of the “Raisin” musical Family!” 
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Autris Paige and Mary Seymour – Raisin – National tour

“After “Raisin,” the musical closed on Broadway, I went on the National tour for over eight months. An amazing experience being on tour with the Brilliant Virginia Capers; she was a mentor. The Raisin family actors were exceptional from our company manager Shelia Phillips, The magnificent Actors; Milton Grayson, Sandra Phillips, Lacy Phillips, Autris Page, Arnetia Walker, Vanessa Shaw, Renee Howard, and Lorette Abbott. The Brilliant Margaret Harris (Musical Director and Conductor!
Virginia Capers was one of Broadway’s greatest actresses.”

Martha Swope – Photography

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