Theatre Blog of Darryl Maximilian Robinson

14-season Los Angeles Theatre Performer Darryl Maximilian Robinson, a 50-year-long theatre artist and The Founder, Artistic Director and Producer of both the multiracial Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and the multiracial Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project, reflects on his very first public professional acting honor, The 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award as Outstanding Thespian of the Season for his performances in professional summer stock at The Enchanted Hills Playhouse of Syracuse, Indiana! NOTING A FIRST PUBLIC ACTING AWARD IN 1981 FOR PERFORMANCES IN PROFESSIONAL SUMMER STOCK!: Darryl Maximilian Robinson won the 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award as Outstanding Thespian of the Season for his performances at the Enchanted Hills Playhouse of Syracuse, Indiana. "With a name like Darryl Maximilian Robinson, there's a pretty good chance you'll stand out on a theater pla...

A LOS ANGELES AREA THEATRE AWARDS VOTING PERIOD CONCLUDES!: Theatre Lovers and Supporters, Yesterday, December 31, 2024, New Year's Eve, was the final day of Voting for the 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Awards. Your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, was thrilled to win a BWW LA Award nomination for Best Supporting Performer In A Play for his performance as Roy V. Bensinger in The Culver City Public Theatre 2024 revival production of Ben Hecht's and Charles MacArthur's THE FRONT PAGE, which received 8 nomination honors in total, including Best Direction of A Play ( for Trace Oakley ) and Best Play ( for The Culver City Public Theatre ). Though none of THE FRONT PAGE nominees received enough online votes to win a prize, the entire cast, crew and production company were delighted and honored to take part in this city-wide and regional theatre awards competition. For those who would like a taste of this past summer's production of...

HIS NAME WAS DRAKE! Veteran And Award-winning Chicago And Los Angeles Stage Actor And Play Director Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( a 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award Winner for Outstanding Actor In A Principal Role In A Play for his performance as Sam Semela in "Master Harold And The Boys" and a 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award Nominee for Best Supporting Performer In A Play for his performance as Roy V. Bensinger in "The Front Page" ) Made His National Television Debut On May 6, 2012 In Adult Swim's "Loiter Squad," Episode 1.7 With A Comedic Cameo Appearance As Drake! Though he has yet to play a major or significant television or film role, veteran and award-winning stage actor and play director Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( The Founder of the multiracial, non-Equity professional chamber theatre The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and The Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project ) did make his national ...