Theatre Blog of Darryl Maximilian Robinson

PLAYING THE TITLE ROLE OF "THE WIZ" IN A 1989 BLACK HISTORY MONTH REVIVAL PRODUCTION IN CLARKSVILLE, INDIANA!: "...Darryl Maximilian Robinson as "The Wiz," stands tallest in sheer stage presence." -- Dale Sandusky, Critic Finds 'The Wiz' Has Heart, The Tribune of New Albany, Ind., Friday February 17, 1989. "Mark Lawrence as the Cowardly Lion and Darryl Maximilian Robinson as the bombastic Wizard of Oz also do yeoman service." -- John Pillow, The Wiz Theater Review, The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky, Saturday February 18, 1989. 36 years ago this very month, Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award Winner, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award Winner, Chicago WKKC Radio Critic Corner Fine Arts Award Winner, Four-Time Black Theatre Alliance / Ira Aldridge Award Nominee, Los Angeles Elate Season Ticket Holder Award Nominee and Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and Excaliber Shakespeare Company L...

14-season Los Angeles Theatre Performer Darryl Maximilian Robinson, a 50-year-long theatre artist and The Founder, Artistic Director and Producer of both the multiracial Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and the multiracial Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project, reflects on his very first public professional acting honor, The 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award as Outstanding Thespian of the Season for his performances in professional summer stock at The Enchanted Hills Playhouse of Syracuse, Indiana! NOTING A FIRST PUBLIC ACTING AWARD IN 1981 FOR PERFORMANCES IN PROFESSIONAL SUMMER STOCK!: Darryl Maximilian Robinson won the 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award as Outstanding Thespian of the Season for his performances at the Enchanted Hills Playhouse of Syracuse, Indiana. "With a name like Darryl Maximilian Robinson, there's a pretty good chance you'll stand out on a theater pla...