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 Celebrates 28th Anniversary of His 1997 Chicago Jeff Award Victory for Athol Fugard's MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS
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TODAY'S 1997 THEATRE AWARD HONOR FLASHBACK!:
In January of 1997, Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago Founder Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( with the great assistance of ESC Co-Producer, Co-Designer and Dramaturg Jeffrey Wayne Helgeson ) produced, directed, designed and starred as Sam Semela ( opposite talented fellow actors Kevin Heckman as Hally and Gregory Christopher Armstrong as Willie ) in the ESC revival production of acclaimed South African playwright Athol Fugard's powerful anti-apartheid drama "Master Harold And The Boys" at The Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.
In June of 1997, The ESC revival of Fugard's work was nominated for and received a significant Chicago theatre award.
"One never thought a that a production of Athol Fugard's "Master Harold...And The Boys" could exceed the production in which James Earl Jones starred as Sam Semela until the Excaliber Shakespeare Company came along with Darryl Maximilian Robinson in the role. Currently appearing at the Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre, 7000 North Glenwood, through March 16th on Wednesdays and Sundays, the production is compelling for its infallible dramatic urgency and superb sense of style. Other cast members include Kevin Adair as Hally and Eliyahu Miller as Willie. Robinson is producer and director." -- Earl Calloway, The Chicago Defender, Theatre Wing, March 5, 1997.
"Directed by founder Darryl Maximilian Robinson, who plays Sam, the play soars with a vibrancy that is engulfing. His joyousness is infectious. His reflections, insightful. His teachings ( either dance steps or concerned lessons of learning ) makes one feel his commitment, his dedication, his desire to make the world a little better for having lived in it. A highly notable presentation, he makes this play a memorable evening of theatre one does not easily forget." -- Al Boswell, The Gary Info, Feb. 27, 1997.
"Darryl Maximilian Robinson, whose ardent love of acting invigorates every action of the mature, wizened Sam, tolerates no submission. The boy's friend and mentor, he is slammed with the double-indignity of experiencing the fury of racism from an adolescent he has guided, protected and educated." -- Mike Spitz, Nightlines Theatre, Feb. 26, 1997.
"Director Darryl Maximilian Robinson obviously displays a deep love for and belief in Fugard's intimate drama. Crisply paced, with a solid understanding of the playwright's serious playfulness, this production does quiet yet moving justice to the intensely unfolding material. Gregory Chistopher Armstrong's Willie maintains a smooth, unaffected realness through sincere body language and softly-tempered delivery. And Kevin Heckman's painfully torn Hally, who ocillates between hope and despair, delivers an honestly complex performance that enables us to sympathize with the frailties and confused loyalties of all parties locked in apartheid's crushing grip". -- Lucia Mauro, The New City, Recommended, Jan 30,-Feb. 2, 1997.
28 years ago, on June 9, 1997, Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( Founder, Artistic Director and Producer of both the multiracial Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and The Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project ) won a 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award for Outstanding Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for his performance as Sam Semela in the ESC revival of Athol Fugard's "Master Harold and the Boys" bestowed upon him at The Park West Theatre in The Windy City.
Explanation:
Robinson is a Chicago-born actor and theater artist who has performed on stage for more than 50 years.
He was also nominated for a 1997 Chicago Black Theatre Alliance / Ira Aldridge Award for Best Leading Actor In A Play for his performance as Sam Semela in the Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago revival production which was presented at The Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre in the Rogers Park neighborhood of The Windy City.
Darryl Maximilian Robinson has received critical praise for his multiple decades of work in theater and is currently pursuing a career in film and television.
ON THE WEST COAST, theatregoers have seen veteran and award-winning Chicago-born and stage-trained actor Darryl Maximilian Robinson appear in numerous roles onstage during his 14 years as a City of Angels thespian. He has garnered critical praise for his performances as Major-General Stanley in "The Pirates of Penzance," District Attorney Flint in "Night of January 16th," Booker T. Washington in "Ragtime," Butler John Lawless in "The Happiest Millionaire" and Henry Albertson in "The Fantasticks." But usually he has performed his work in small and intimate venues. However, this past summer, he shared his talents in a somewhat larger forum. Darryl Maximilian Robinson, who received 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 ...
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