Eddie Shields is an award winning actor and director based in New York City, NY. Originally from Philadelphia, Eddie graduated with his BFA in Acting from Adelphi University and an MFA in Acting from Brandeis University. Eddie has worked with Playwrights Horizons, Huntington Theater, The Workshop Theater, Berkshire Theater Co.,Manhattan Theater Company, Eugene O’Neill Center, SpeakEasy Stage, New Repertory Theater, A.R.T, Drilling Company, Actor’s Shakespeare Project and more. His play JULIE won the Best in Show award at the Midtown Theater Festival and his play GOOD GIRLS HIGH was an official selection in Manhattan Theater Company’s annual festival. He was selected as a resident director of Rebel Theater Company obtaining the Lloyd Richards Fellowship. Eddie is the recipient of a IRNE award, four IRNE nominations, nominated twice for the Elliot Norton Award, an ARTS FUSE award, and the WISE Foundations Award.
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"Shields gives the latest in a string of terrific performances as Alfie Byrne...Shields beautifully captures the emotional toll taken by Alfie’s need to live a double life: jaunty in public, lonely in private." - The Boston Globe
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