Theatre Blog of Darryl Maximilian Robinson

RECALLING A MEMORABLE 2017 VISIT TO FRANK SINATRA HALL AT THE EILEEN NORRIS CINEMA THEATRE AT USC! Without question one of the greatest entertainers in the history of show business was the late, great CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FRANK SINATRA! Born Francis Albert Sinatra in 1915, and departing his world of fans far too soon in 1998, "The Pride of Hoboken, New Jersey" was an Italian-American performer of humble roots who went on to become one of the most memorable screen actors, recording artists and concert performers of all time! He was also a world-renowned humanitarian, who lent his talent, voice and positive energy to many worthy charities and causes. During the weekend of Sunday April 23, 2017, the date of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY ( a well-known entertainer of literary legend! ), your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, while paying a visit to THE ANNUAL LA FESTIVAL OF BOOKS AT USC, discovered when he entered the lobby of THE E...

SHARING VIDEOS OF THE IMMORTAL BARD'S ST. CRISPIN'S DAY SPEECH FROM "HENRY V"! Darryl Maximilian Robinson, a veteran stage actor and founder of both the Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and Los Angeles Archival Project, has performed and recorded the St. Crispin's Day Speech from William Shakespeare's Henry V on multiple occasions. In December 2019, he recorded two versions of the speech in Los Angeles's Lincoln Heights neighborhood. One was an outdoor "street theatre" version, shot on the steps of the Historic Lincoln Heights Jail. The other was an indoor version, recorded at an undisclosed location in the neighborhood. These recordings were Robinson's first public presentation of a full Shakespearean speech on the West Coast. Previously, he spent 15 years touring the country with his one-man show, "A Bit of the Bard," which included the St. Crispin's Day Speech. His video recordings of literary clas...

THEATRE LOVERS AND SUPPORTERS, YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT IN THE THEATRE DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON SHARES A BELATED FOURTH OF JULY MESSAGE. Darryl Maximilian Robinson, a 51-year-long American stage performer whose local Los Angeles theatre award honors include a 2013 Kentwood Players' Marcom Masque Theatre Award nomination for Best Actor In A Major Supporting Role for his critically-praised performance as the historic Black educator and orator Booker T. Washington in a revival of the musical "Ragtime" at The Westchester Playhouse, a 2015 / 2016 Emmanuel Lutheran Actors Theatre Ensemble-ELATE Season Ticket Holder Best Actor Award nomination for his performance as the debonair, but aging leading man Ernest in Tad Mosel's classic one-act drama of Life In The Theatre "Impromptu" at The Lincoln Stegman Theatre in North Hollywood, California, and, most recently, a 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award nomination for Best Supporting Performer In A Play for his p...