Eddie shields*

Eddie Shields* (Alfie Byrne) is honored to be back at SpeakEasy for A Man of No
Importance, having previously appeared in The Inheritance (Elliot Norton nom.), The View
UpStairs, Shakespeare in Love, Significant Other, and Casa Valentina. Other credits: Bedlam’s Angels in America (Elliot Norton nom.); Edward II, The Comedy of Errors (ASP); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Central Square Theater); Hair (New Rep); Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them (Company One); The Seagull (A.R.T/BTC). Off Broadway/NY: A Class Act (Playwrights
Horizons); Billy Redden (Theater Row); Europia Escapes Europe (Austria Stage); Miss Julie
(Workshop Theater); Twelfth Night, Henry VI.3, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Drilling
Company). Film/TV: ‘Kill that Man’, ‘Moonrise Kingdom’, ‘Unsure/Positive’, ‘Road to Joy’, ‘The
Entertainment’. Plays: Julie (Midtown Theater Fest. Best in Show); The Good Girls High
(Manhattan Rep. Official Selection). MFA – Brandeis University, BFA – Adelphi University.
AEA/SAG-AFTRA. @eddiestagram Eddie-Shields.com. All my gratitude to Paul for his artistry
and mentorship throughout the years. (he/him)

Shows

a man of no importance

Feb 21 – Mar 22, 2025

book by

Terrence McNally

music by

Stephen Flaherty

lyrics by

Lynn Ahrens

directed by

paul daigneault

1960s Dublin is the setting for this charming musical about the redemptive power of theatre, love, and friendship. Bus conductor Alfie Byrne has two joys in life: the poetry of Oscar Wilde and staging amateur productions with his local theatre …

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