Veteran and Award-winning Chicago-born and Los Angeles-based Theatre Artist and Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Actor Darryl Maximilian Robinson shares information and insights regarding his more than five decades of involvement in The Performing Arts.
Darryl Maximilian Robinson as Mayor George Shinn in The Young Stars Theatre Revival of Meredith Willson's 'The Music Man' Shares His Photo Shoot by Eric Michael Hernandez of Cirquelife!
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Your humble servant in The Theatre, Chicago-born and stage-trained actor and play director, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, Founder of both multiracial chamber theatres, The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and The Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project, recalls a most memorable photo and video shoot.
On Tuesday Night April 12th of 2022, During A Dress Rehearsal of The Young Stars Theatre of South Pasadena revival of Meredith Willson's classic American musical 'The Music Man,' Actor Darryl Maximilian Robinson who was cast as Mayor George Shinn in the production and Actor Eric Michael Hernandez who was cast as Constable Locke in the show, took some time off the stage to create a photo shoot and video collection promoting the theatre piece being staged at The Fremont Theater Center at 1000 Fremont Ave. in South Pasadena, CA.
There were three different videos recorded to promote the revival.
Darryl Maximilian Robinson who was cast as Mayor George Shinn in 'The Music Man' has appeared in over 250 live theater and literary arts presentations around the country during his 50 years of involvement in the Performing Arts. Unfortunately, due to multiple artistic differences with the show's producers, and his own serious personal concerns due to The Covid-19 pandemic, he left the production just before opening night.
Talented Photographer, Editor, Videographer, and Performing Artist Eric Michael Hernandez made his public musical theatre stage acting debut in the role of Constable Locke and other ensemble roles in 'The Music Man.' A noted Native American Hoop Dancer, Mr. Hernandez has delighted many audiences as he toured internationally as a Featured Performer with Cirque du Soleil.
Darryl Maximilian Robinson has won numerous awards and honors for his performance work in The Theatre including the 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award for Outstanding Thespian of the Season for his performances in professional summer stock at northern Indiana's Enchanted Hills Playhouse ( particularly for his portrayal of Fagin in Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" ); both a 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award for Outstanding Actor In A Principal Role In A Play and a 1997 Chicago Black Theatre Alliance / Ira Aldridge Award nomination for Best Leading Actor In A Play for his critically-praised performance as Sam Semela in The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago revival of Athol Fugard's "Master Harold And The Boy;" a 2015 / 2016 Los Angeles Elate Season Ticket Holder Award nomination for Best Actor for his well-received performance as Ernest in Tad Mosel's classic one-act of Life In The Theatre "Impromptu" as part of a bill of short works staged at North Hollywood's Lincoln Stegman Theatre entitled "Just 4 Fun;" and a 2019 Broadwayworld Chicago Award nomination for Best Performer In A Musical or Revue ( Resident Non-Equity ) for his performance in the dual roles of The Chairman Mr. William Cartwright and Mayor Thomas Sapsea in the 2018 Saint Sebastian Players of Chicago revival of Rupert Holmes' Tony Award-winning Best Musical Whodunit "The Mystery of Edwin Drood."
Eric Michael Hernandez is a veteran of The Cirquelife Experience and has presented many well-received video stories which he shares at his Cirquelife You Tube channel.
Most recently, Darryl Maximilian Robinson was named a winner of a 2022 Making The World Happening Award from Allevents.in for his numerous online theatre-related offerings during the early years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Happily archived here are some of fine photos and videos captured by gifted photographer and videographer Eric Michael Hernandez of Chicago theatre veteran Darryl Maximilian Robinson as Mayor George Shinn in Meredith Willson's "The Music Man."
The Costume Design of Darryl Maximilian Robinson as Mayor George Shinn in Meredith Willson's 'The Music Man' by skilled theatre artist Tamarah Ashton.
Introduction To The Stage Career of Veteran and Award-winning Theatre Artist Darryl Maximilian Robinson Born in Chicago in 1960 and currently celebrating 50 years of involvement in The Performing Arts, Darryl Maximilian Robinson is a veteran and award-winning stage actor, play director, theatre producer and private acting instructor who has appeared onstage or been involved behind-the-scenes in more than 250 theatrical and literary arts productions around the country. He is best known for touring performances as His Most Revered Lordship, Sir Richard Drury Kemp-Kean, the hero of his original one-man show of Shakespeare and time-travel comedy "A Bit of the Bard" and for his 15 years of work as The Founder, Artistic Director and Producer of the multiracial, non-union professional, classical and contemporary chamber theatre, The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago. Mr. Robinson during the course of his initial training in The Theatre as a teen and early professional
Veteran and award-winning stage actor and play director Darryl Maximilian Robinson, Founder, Artistic Director, Producer and Principal Performer of both the multiracial chamber theatres, The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and The Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project, provides a new and interesting addition to his series of "street theatre"-style renditions of classic poems and dramatic speeches from great literary masters by presenting an edited version of Duke Prospero's "We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On" Speech from Act IV of William Shakespeare's romantic fantasy "The Tempest" just outside of Gate 11 of the bustling construction site of the highly anticipated new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition Park in Los Angeles. The video rendition is greatly assisted by talented and noted fellow actor Danny Belrose, who provides production editing, videography and still photography for Darryl Maxi
To My Fellow Thespians In The Windy City: On March 25, 2024, The 50th Annual Chicago Non-Equity Jeff Awards Ceremony Will Be Presented At The Park West Theatre In the Lincoln Park neighborhood of The Windy City. As a pleased and proud 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 1997 Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago revival production of Athol Fugard's powerful anti-apartheid drama "Master Harold And The Boys" presented at the much-missed Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre of Rogers Park, and a happy previous, two-time, Non-Equity Jeff Awards Ceremony Presenter at the 1998 and 2003 Citation Ceremonies ( in the Actor In A Principal Role Category ) at The Park West Theatre, Your Humble Servant In The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, strongly encourages all who work in, perform, support, teach or create Live Theatre in Chicago to attend this celebration.
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