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Darryl Maximilian Robinson Shares A 1989 Bristol Renaissance Faire of Kenosha, Wisconsin Flashback!

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Today's 1989 Wisconsin Renaissance Faire Flashback!: His Most Revered Lordship, Sir Richard Drury Kemp-Kean, Had A Lot Of Explaining To Do! Theatre Lovers and Supporters, Long ago, during the summer of 1989, on the site of the 2nd Annual Bristol Renaissance Faire of Kenosha, Wisconsin, your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, had the great honor to serve as Director and Instructor of Shakespearean Theatre for The Bristol Theatre Academy of BRF. He directed a group of young and talented student and professional actors in Shakespearean scenes presented each faire day at multiple locations throughout the sprawling faresite. He also, daily, on the then there and now much-missed Minstrel's Glen Stage of BRF, appeared as His Most Revered Lordship, Sir Richard Drury Kemp-Kean in his original one-man show of Shakespeare and time-travel comedy "A Bit of the Bard." After his 30-40 minite performance in "Bard" was
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Darryl Maximilian Robinson Reflects On His 2011 Title Role In 'The Wolfman: The Curse of Talbot Hall' at Universal Studios Hollywood Historic House of Horrors

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2011 FLASHBACK TO BEING A "SCAREACTOR" UNDER A FULL MOON! Your Humble Servant In The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, Takes You Back 13 Years To Behind-The-Scenes At The Universal Studios Hollywood Historic House of Horrors! Though the acting gig required no memorization of dialogue, though his performance would be truly audience-interactive and hugely improvisational, though several props and costume pieces would be cumbersome and heavy ( and quite slippery once the sweating started! ), for Halloween Horror Nights 2011 at The Historic House of Horrors at Universal Studios Hollywood, Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Founder and lifelong Theatre Artist Darryl Maximilian Robinson was one of several actors given the opportunity to play the title role of Lawrence Talbot / The Wolfman in "The Wolfman: The Curse of Talbot Hall" which was a Featured Maze Event. Working as a "Scareactor&
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Darryl Maximilian Robinson On 40th Anniversary of His Sir Thomas More in Robert Bolt's 'A Man For All Seasons' at UMSL

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In 1984, the very first African-American stage actor to appear in the leading role of Sir Thomas More in any production of Robert Bolt's acclaimed play "A Man For All Seasons" was cast. The role of Sir Thomas More was played by Chicago-born and stage-trained actor Darryl Maximilian Robinson. 40 years ago this October, in the fall of 1984, while serving as a Guest Professional Director and Instructor for The University Players of The University of Missouri-St.Louis-UMSL, skilled AEA veteran actor and Theatre Project Company of St. Louis Member John Grassilli needed a strong dramatic actor that could handle the rich, lush language of Robert Bolt's greatest script and the leading role of Sir Thomas More for his revival staging of "A Man For All Seasons". "Darryl Maximillion Robinson leads the play in the role of Sir Thomas More. Robinson is an extroverted craftsman who constantly displays his talents. A well-spoken man of experience, Robinson
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