Theatre Blog of Darryl Maximilian Robinson

ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON CELEBRATES THE 462ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WITH A PAIR OF STREET THEATRE VIDEO PERFORMANCE RENDITIONS OF MACBETH'S "TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW" SPEECH AT THE GIANT CHAIR OF LOS ANGELES! Now in his ninth year of sharing "street theatre"-style video renditions of famed speeches from the plays and poems of world literary giants, 2022 Making The World Happening Award Winner Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( who is The Founder, Artistic Director, Producer and Principal Performer of both the multiracial chamber theatre groups The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and The Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project ) adds to The ESC Chicago and Los Angeles collection of works with a pair of video takes of one of the most renowned speeches from "The Scottish Tragedy" by William Shakespeare in honor of The Immortal Bard's 462nd birthday! And he has chosen one o...

ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON NOTES THE 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF A FINE 2022 PHOTO AND VIDEO SHOOT OF HIS UNREALIZED STAGE ROLE OF MAYOR GEORGE SHINN IN A REVIVAL OF MEREDITH WILLSON'S CLASSIC AMERICAN MUSICAL "THE MUSIC MAN"! Sometimes things don't always go as planned in the course of a stage career. Especially during this period of the Covid-19 pandemic, where a performer or a crew member has to weigh their health and wellbeing against success in playing a great role or executing the tech of a classic show on stage. An artist's good physical, spiritual and emotional health must take precedent in many different situations where it is clear that what's best for a show is not always what's best or safe for an artist. Exactly four years ago, in the Spring of 2022, your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, was cast in the plum comedic stage role of Mayor George Shinn in a revival of Meredith Willson's classic Amer...