{"id":5,"date":"2019-05-19T18:30:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T18:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iforcolor.org\/word\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2021-11-03T16:06:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:06:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iforcolor.org\/word\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-5-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-stretched\" ><div id=\"pgc-5-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-post-carousel panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-post-carousel so-widget-sow-post-carousel-base-16185f985534-5\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-post-carousel-wrapper sow-post-carousel-theme-base\"\n\t\tstyle=\"overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; 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class=\"sow-carousel-item-title\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.iforcolor.org\/word\/sorry-memory-2017\/\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-carousel-id-1023\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Sorry&#8221; Memory 2017\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"instance_hash\" value=\"3b6b775d\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-5-1\" data-stretch-type=\"full-stretched\" ><div id=\"pgc-5-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-5-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-5-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\"> ARCHIVIST and HISTORIAN Dale Shields is a professor of theatre, director, and actor (Broadway, Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway and Regional). Research Accomplishments: The 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center\/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award\u00ae, 2017 and 2015 Tony\u00ae award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, and the winner of the 2017 AUDELCO\/\"VIV\" Special Achievement Award. On the web, he is the archivist and historian of Iforcolor.org and Black Theatre\/African American Voices [Facebook] (theatre, music, and art). He has taught classes and workshops at Susquehanna University, Denison University, Randolph-Macon College, Macalester College, The College of Wooster, Ohio University, Wayne State University, and the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (NYSF). Education B.F.A. and M.F.A. degree from Ohio University.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-963 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iforcolor.org\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/dale-books.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iforcolor.org\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/dale-books.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.iforcolor.org\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/dale-books-768x572.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-5-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-5-3\" data-stretch-type=\"full-stretched\" ><div id=\"pgc-5-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iforcolor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VISIT IFORCOLOR ON FACEBOOK<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARCHIVIST and HISTORIAN Dale Shields is a professor of theatre, director, and actor (Broadway, Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway and Regional). 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