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 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.
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, 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 taught and been a visiting artist at Ohio University, The College of Wooster, Denison University, Macalester College, Susquehanna University, and SUNY Potsdam.
He holds B.F.A and M.F.A, Degrees from Ohio University.
Website(s)
Iforcolor.org [Research]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Ricardo_Shields [Career]
The Little Rock Nine They Only Wanted To Go To School… Thelma Mothershed, Elizabeth Eckford, Melba Pattillo, Jefferson Thomas, Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown, Carlotta Walls, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray. By Dale Ricardo Shields Little Rock, Arkansas September 4, 1957 The original plan was to have the nine children arrive together, but when …
REYNO by Dale Ricardo Shields REYNO CRAYTON His early death has left a hole in the New York’s Black Theatre community heart. “We miss you, Ole Friend“ Born: 8/26/52 – Cleveland, Ohio Death: 6/27/90 – Cleveland, Ohio A distinguished actor and artistic leader within the Black theatre community, recognized for …
_______________________Samuel Légitimus By Dale Ricardo Shields “Samuel Légitimus (born in Paris on March 28, 1965 ) is the son of television producer Hégésippe Légitimus, known as “Gésip”. His mother is the journalist Noema Thomassine (better known in the West Indies under the signature of “Noema”). He is the grandson of Darling Légitimus and cousin …
Adelle Gautier Actress, Storyteller, and Educator January 15, 1948 [ ALPHA ] – August 10, 2021 [ OMEGA ] by DALE RICARDO SHIELDS Page 1 – 12 Adella Adella the Storyteller ( Adelle LeWhodatier Gautier ) was born and lived in New Orleans, Louisiana. She traveled extensively around the world … storytelling and performing! A native New Orleanian, Adelle, known affectionately …
