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Darryl Maximilian Robinson Notes 25th Anniversary of ESC's 'The Blood Knot' at Chicago's Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre of Rogers Park

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Your Humble Servant In The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, Shares A 25th Anniversary 1999 Stage Flashback: Playing Fugard At The Heartland. "Morris, the lighter younger brother, struggles to maintain his ground against his domineering working-class older and darker brother Zachariah. Actor-director Darryl Maximilian Robinson wears the laborer Zachariah's roughneck demeanor like a pair of well-worn work boots. Douglas Pelletier's portrayal of Morris is a perfect foil to Zachariah...Both actors bring their character's conflict to a boil in physical scenes that are as searing as the scenes of emotional sparring. This production of The Blood Knot shows the path to racial accommodation will not always be painless." -- Robert Schultz, The Chicago Outlines, Theatre, Feb. 17, 1999. 25 years ago this month, in January of 1999, this veteran stage actor and play director, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, had the pleasure of playing the role of the dark-s...

Chicago Jeff Award Winner Darryl Maximilian Robinson Featured On Cover Page Of The Chicago Weekend Citizen Newspaper Edition 12-27-2023

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WITH GREAT PLEASURE AND PRIDE AN OLD CHICAGO STAGE PERFORMER IS DELIGHTED TO MAKE THE COVER OF THE HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER!: Again, your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, expresses his thanks and gratitude to The Editorial Staff of The Chicago Weekend Citizen by The Citizen Newspaper Group for sharing a Feature Story regarding his 50th Anniversary As An American Stage Performer, highlighted by his photo on the Cover Page of the December 27, 2023 Edition. Many, many thanks.