Theatre Blog of Darryl Maximilian Robinson

Theatre Lovers and Supporters, Unlike the World of Sports ( and its various acclaimed athletes over time ), in The History of The Shakespearean Theatre ( which spans nearly five centuries ), There is no such thing as one artist being The GOAT ( Greatest Of All Time ), because as half a millieniem passed, and as each and every generation of actors, actresses and directors came and went, audiences, and historically, theatre critics, found and determined who the best and most skilled were in the moment on multiple continents across The Globe. Thus, in The History of Shakespearean Theatre, there were many performers who were and are truly considered PART OF A HERD OF GOATS! Sir Patrick Stewart, who recently passed away at age 86, was a UK thespian trained in the words, ideas and plays of the immortal bard, William Shakespeare, and translated his experience of living onstage in our still greatest playwright in The English Language, to creating on television and film memorable ch...

ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON NOTES THE 2026 12TH ANNIVERSARY OF PLAYING THE ROLE OF MAJOR-GENERAL STANLEY IN A 2014 135TH ANNIVERSARY REVIVAL PRODUCTION OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S "THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE."!: 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award Winner for Outstanding Thespian of the Season for a gallery of professional summer stock roles ( including most notably Fagin in Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" ) at Northern Indiana's Enchanted Hills Playhouse of Syracuse, 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award Winner for Outstanding Actor In A Principal Role In A Play for his performance as Sam Semela in The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago revival production of Athol Fugard's "Master Harold and The Boys" at The Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre of Rogers Park, 2015 / 2016 Los Angeles Elate Season Ticket Holder Best Actor Award Nominee for his performance as the debonair, but aging leading man Ernest in Ta...

A 1997 CHICAGO JOSEPH JEFFERSON CITATION AWARD WINNER, FOUR-TIME CHICAGO BLACK THEATRE ALLIANCE IRA ALDRIDGE AWARD NOMINEE, 2022 MAKING THE WORLD HAPPENING AWARD WINNER AND 2024 BROADWAYWORLD LOS ANGELES REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD NOMINEE, ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON IS PLEASED TO PRESENT HIS THEATRE DON MAXIMILIANO VIDEO SERIES RECORDED AND RELEASED THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER OF 2026! The Theatre Don Maximiliano video series is a seven-part collection of short, comedic, improvised monologues co-created in early September 2026 as a Free-To-View artistic endeavor by veteran stage actor, play director and Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Founder, Artistic Director and Producer Darryl Maximilian Robinson and veteran stage and screen actor, singer, musician and Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Creative Team Member Danny Belrose, with ongoing writing, direction and recording by Mr. Robins...