ESC Actors Darryl Maximilian Robinson and Danny Belrose Share A Labor Day Guitar Practice and Theatre Don Maximiliano Improv at Belrose Place!

ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON ASSUMES THE ROLE OF THEATRE DON MAXIMILIANO TO EXPLAIN TO ESC'S DANNY BELROSE SOME THINGS REGARDING THE MYSTERIOUS DONNIE CUSAMANO!

After enjoying a very satisfying Labor Day holiday meal with his long-time friend and professional colleague Danny Belrose at LA's Cypress Express restaurant, Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Founder, Artistic Director and Producer Darryl Maximilian Robinson spent some time improvising his way into a new character creation: Theatre Don Maximiliano.

And he comments on the elusive Donnie Cusamano!

Recorded and edited on Monday September 7, 2026 as a bit of Labor Day entertainment ( which also included a fine, lively and extended Guitar Practice) by longtime ESC Creative Team Member, photographer, videographer and fellow Chicago stage veteran Danny Belrose ( a 2000 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award Winner for Best Ensemble of A Play for his skilled performance in a cast of three performers in the acclaimed Trap Door Theatre production of "Lebensraum" ) in the quiet and comfortable confines of his LA residence Belrose Place, this short and comedic video featuring Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( noted for his honors of a 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award for Outstanding Actor In A Principal Role In A Play his performance as Sam Semela in The ESC's revival of Athol Fugard's "Master Harold And The Boys" presented at the much-missed Heartland Cafe of Rogers Park and a 2019 Broadwayworld Chicago Award nomination for Best Performer In A Musical or Revue for his performance of the dual roles of The Chairman Mr. William Cartwright and The Mayor Thomas Sapsea in the 2018 Saint Sebastian Players of Chicago revival staging of Rupert Holmes' "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" staged at the more than a century old St. Bonaventure Church of the West Lakeview neighborhood of The Windy City ) is a unique departure from other ESC Video Theatre Offerings. It's simply fun stuff created from momentary mischief.

Darryl Maximilian Robinson has most recently received a 2022 Making The World Happening Award for his online theatre-related offerings and a 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award nomination for Best Supporting Performer In A Play for his performance as Chicago Tribune Newspaper Reporter Roy V. Bensinger in The Culver City Public Theatre revival production of Ben Hecht's and Charles MacArthur's "The Front Page" presented outdoors at Carlson Memorial Park.

The Theatre Don knows many things.

But, due to his code, he is not allowed to reveal all.

Worth a peek.

SPECIAL NOTE: Stage and screen actor, singer and musician Danny Belrose's true life experiences are the focal point of skilled writer Tim Kinsella's intriguing new novel "Danny B." This fine literary work is available for purchase from Featherproof Books.

ALSO: Theatre Lovers and Supporters, Your Associate in The Arts, Theatre Don Maximiliano, is pleased to share a video starring the veteran stage and screen actor, singer and musician Danny Belrose ( who it is rumoured is an associate of Donnie Cusamano aka "Donnie C" for short ). It is a video of Danny Belrose performing a musical number at the 1999 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Awards at The Park West in Chicago. Not that your Associate in The Arts, Theatre Don Maximiliano, has ever been to Chicago. This video performance from 1999 displays Danny Belrose's fine musical talent, even as a young bambino, 27 years ago. However, to be clear, he did not win a Jeff Award that night. He did win a Jeff a year later at The Park West at the 2000 Joseph Jefferson Citation Awards when as one of three talented actors in The Trap Door Theatre of Chicago's acclaimed staging of "Lebensraum" he captured an honor for Best Ensemble In A Play. Tell no one that your Associate in The Arts, Theatre Don Maximiliano, shared this information with you...Especially not Donnie Cusamano. Ciao!

ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON AS THEATRE DON MAXIMILIANO SHARES A SPECIAL MESSAGE REGARDING UPCOMING EVENTS!

Following his debut appearance on Labor Day, September 7, 2026 at the LA home of Chicago theatre veteran, ESC Creative Team Member and 2000 Joseph Jefferson Citation Award Winner for Best Ensemble Danny Belrose, Theatre Don Maximiliano sets a few things straight regarding his unexpected visit to Belrose Place in Los Angeles ( where he discussed the activities of the mysterious and elusive Donnie Cusamano), and shares some thoughts regarding the upcoming 2026 Black Theatre Alliance / Ira Aldridge Awards Ceremony to be presented at The Beverly Arts Center, 2407 West 111th Street in Chicago on October 26th at 6:00 pm as well as the upcoming November 3rd election.

Written and recorded and performed in The Theatre Don's private LA office on Sunday September 13, 2026 by Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Founder, Artistic Director and Producer Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( a 52-year-long American stage performer, 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award Winner for Outstanding Actor In A Principal Role In A Play for his performance as Sam Semela in ESC's acclaimed staging of South African playwright Athol Fugard's "Master Harold and The Boys" presented at the much-missed Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre of Rogers Park, and a previous four-time Chicago Black Theatre Alliance / Ira Aldridge Award Nominee ), this short, comedic video, marks the second sighting of Theatre Don Maximiliano this year.

And, following his own personal code, The Theatre Don does not reveal all.

Worth a peek.

ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON APPEARS FOR THE 3RD TIME AS THEATRE DON MAXIMILIANO, WHO CELEBRATES THE SCOTUS DECISION TO ALLOW MAIL-IN ELECTION BALLOTS, AND RECOMMENDS ACTORS, DIRECTORS AND WRITERS VISITING THE CENTRAL BRANCH OF THE LOS PUBLIC LIBRARY TO READ PLAYS FOR FREE UNTIL ...

Written and recorded and performed by Darryl Maximilian Robinson, The Founder, Artistic Director and Producer of The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and The Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project, on Wednesday September 16, 2027, this short, comedic monologue features Theatre Don Maximiliano on the balcony of his private residence in LA rejoicing at the news that The Supreme Court of The United States will not interfere with mail-in ballots, and that it is such a beautiful day in The City of Angels that artists with limited financial means should indulge their intellectual pursuits by perusing Free-To-Read plays and literary classics at the Downtown Central Branch of The Los Angeles Public Library at the intersection of 5th Street and Grand.

However, The Theatre Don's revelry is cut short when he notices a mysterious car with tinted windows pulling up to the front of his residence...

And, keeping to his personal code, Theatre Don Maximiliano still does not reveal all.

This Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project video marks the third appearance of Theatre Don Maximiliano this year. Ciao.