Theatre Blog of Darryl Maximilian Robinson

A MULTIRACIAL QUARTET IN "WAITING"!: Actors DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON as VLADIMIR, MICHAEL ALT as ESTRAGON, CAREY S. MEANS as POZZO and PATRICK HENSLER as LUCKY in the 1992 EXCALIBER PRODUCTIONS LTD. multiracial cast revival of the great SAMUEL BECKETT'S "WAITING FOR GODOT" directed by Mr. Robinson and presented at THE HISTORIC SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH in The Central West End of St. Louis, Mo. 1992 Excaliber Productions, Ltd. in St. Louis "WAITING FOR GODOT" Archival Photo by CARL VALLE. Between 1992 And 2001, In St. Louis And Chicago, Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago Founder Darryl Maximilian Robinson Performed As Vladimir And Directed A Trio of Revivals of the Great Irish Playwright  Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot , And In The Process, Winning A 1998 WKKC Radio Critic's Corner Fine Arts Award for Outstanding Director of A Play for His 1997 Staging of The Work at The Windy City's Heartland Cafe Studio...

  THE FIRST ALL-AFRICAN-AMERICAN CAST OF BRITISH PLAYWRIGHT ANTHONY SHAFFER'S TONY AWARD-WINNING BEST PLAY "SLEUTH"!: Actor / Director DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON as ANDREW WYKE ( right ) instructs Actor SEAN NIX as MILO TINDLE on The Rules Of The Game in the 2000 EXCALIBER SHAKESPEARE COMPANY OF CHICAGO 30th Anniversary Revival Production of British playwright ANTHONY SHAFFER'S Tony Award-winning Best Play "Sleuth" staged at THE HARRISON STREET GALLERIES STUDIO THEATRE in Oak Park, IL. 2000 ESC Archival Photo of "SLEUTH" by ANDY CARLSON. Exactly Two Decades Ago, Actor / Director Darryl Maximilian Robinson as Andrew Wyke and Actor Sean Nix as Milo Tindle Made Chicago Theatre History When They Starred As The First All African-American Cast In The 2000 Excaliber Shakespeare Company 30th Anniversary Revival of Anthony Shaffer's Tony Award-winning Best Play "Sleuth" At The Harrison Street Gal...

OH GOD...HOW HE DID LOVE BEING KING!: Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago Founder, Artistic Director, Producer and Joseph Jefferson Citation Award-winning Principal Actor DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON as KING HENRY II OF ENGLAND and talented young actor PHILLIP ALEXIS WATT as PRINCE JOHN starred in the 1992-1993 EXCALIBER PRODUCTIONS, LTD. OF CHICAGO non-Equity, multiracial cast revival of JAMES GOLDMAN'S "THE LION IN WINTER" at THE WABASH TRIANGLE CAFE in St. Louis, Missouri. Here are the two actors as they appeared on the cover of the Jan. 1993 St. Louis Edition of INTERMISSION MAGAZINE. Photo by CARL VALLE.    African-American Stage Actor And Play Director Darryl Maximilian Robinson Made Some Regional Theatre History When He Played King Henry II in James Goldman's The Lion In Winter and Sir Thomas More in Robert Bolt's A Man For All Seasons On Stage in St. Louis! "It is a rare occasion when I am genuinely moved by a theatrical production. I...