YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT IN THE THEATRE, DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON, SHARES HIS BEST FIRST PREVIEW PERFORMANCE AND WORST CLOSING NIGHT PERFORMANCE STORY ON THE SAME DAY EVER!:
On the evening of March 11, 2020, your humble servant, Darryl Maximilian Robinson had the great joy of appearing as The Announcer in the very first Preview Performance of The Ark Theatre of North Hollywood, California's bright, spanking new staging of its "Olde Tyme Radio Hour" rendition of a 1946 Episode of "The Dick Tracy Radio Show" entitled "The Case of The Big Top Murders" with a very talented cast and crew.
The show was far from perfect, with several technical glitches, but was extremely well received by the live audience ( who enjoyed the unexpected humor and laughs provided ) and the piece showed potential of being quite successful once the tech issues were cleaned up. Both cast and audience were very enthusiastic about the show.
However, sometime on the evening of March 11, 2020, a certain two-time impeached, disgraced, now criminally-indicted former President declared a nation-wide state of emergency due to The Covid-19 pandemic.
The 2020 Ark Theatre of North Hollywood's Old Tyme Radio Hour staging of "The Dick Tracy Radio Show" would close that night.
That was the moment your humble servant in The Theatre knew that The Covid-19 pandemic was real and a threat to The Live Performing Arts everywhere.
But, boy was bringing "The Dick Tracy Radio Show" back for even that one night before many of the theaters in Los Angeles closed was truly great fun. Therefore, enclosed here are some stage notes and photos of Your Announcer of The Ark Theatre of North Hollywood's 2020 Olde Tyme Radio Hour staging of "The Dick Tracy Radio Show". Incidentally, I would be remiss in my duties as The Announcer not to mention that TOOTSIE ROLLS is the Sponsor of "The Dick Tracy Radio Show."
YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT IN THE THEATRE, DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON, IS PLEASED TO SHARE WITH YOU A MARCH 2020 THEATRE NEWS FLASH FROM THE PAST!
"The Dick Tracy Radio Show": Darryl Maximilian Robinson Appears As The Announcer In The Ark Theatre Company of North Hollywood Old Tyme Radio Hour Production of "The Dick Tracy Radio Show"!
North Hollywood - Veteran and award-winning Chicago, St. Louis and Los Angeles stage actor and play director Darryl Maximilian Robinson has returned to the Greater Los Angeles area stage for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years to assume the role of The Announcer in the March 2020 Ark Theatre Company of North Hollywood, Ca. "Old Tyme Radio Hour" production of the 1940s-period, funny, classic and mysterious revival of "The Dick Tracy Radio Show."
Under the guidance of The Ark Theatre Company's Managing and Casting Director Andy Libby and Artistic Director Osa Danam, two casts will alternate through a live stage recreation of the April 6, 1946 aired "Dick Tracy Radio Show: Mystery Script entitled "The Case of The Big Top Murders" with voice actors playing the classic characters based on the famed Chester Gould comic strip.
At the Wednesday March 11, 2020 7 pm. preview performance of the show, the cast included: Valerian Ruminsky as Dick Tracy, Verity Van Dams as Tess Trueheart, Brian Moore as Vitamin Flintheart, Casandra Groves as Fay Line, Anthony Malone as Duckfoot the Clown, Robert Griffin as Hambone Shill and Ms. Danam as Zelda. During breaks in the mystery's action, Amanda Kluge appeared as Toots C. Roll. Live Sound Engineering and Recorded Sound Effects are provided by Steven E. Kimbrough, Incidental Music by John Nugent and Videography by Herbert C. Morris.
Darryl Maximilian Robinson, who last appeared on stage in Los Angeles to critical praise for his performance as District Attorney Flint in the 2017 Emmanuel Lutheran Actor's Theatre Ensemble - ELATE revival of Ayn Rand's "Night of January 16th" presented at The Lincoln Stegman Theatre in North Hollywood, and who received a 2019 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award nomination for Best Performer In A Musical or Revue ( Resident Non-Equity ) for his portrayal of the dual roles of The Chairman Mr. William Cartwright and The 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" presented at the more than a century old St. Bonaventure Church in Chicago, has appeared numerous times on radio during the course of his 46-season long stage career, and in 1989, wrote, directed and starred as multiple, comedic on-the-air characters in his own original satire / mystery "Who Killed Walter Wilkenson?" which was presented by The Vail Mystery Theatre of Vail, Colorado and aired on KLITE Radio.
The Ark Theatre Company of North Hollywood "Old Tyme Radio Hour" production of "The Dick Tracy Radio Show" marks Mr. Robinson's debut performance with the group and he will be appearing as The Announcer with both casts.
Most recently, Darryl Maximilian Robinson was named a winner of a 2022 Making The World Happening Award for his numerous online theatre-related offerings at Allevents.in.
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