Theatre Blog of Darryl Maximilian Robinson

Chicago Area Theatre Lovers and Supporters, On Friday February 28, a pair of one acts penned by noted Chicago playwright, producer, educator and actor Jeff Helgeson, known to many as "The Bard of Rogers Park" are to be presented. This should make for an enlightening and entertaining evening of thoughts and ideas by an experienced Windy City dramatist and performer whose work deserves support. Please join us in appreciating Heirloom Books Resident Scholar, Jeff Helgeson's, upcoming plays, "A Last Lecture" and "The Gospel According to Mark . . . Twain," presented this Friday at Theater Y. Friday Feb. 28th at 7:30pm., 3611 W. Cermak / FREE / BYOB (Doors open at 7pm) This performing arts event is absolutely free. Go and enjoy. Jeff Helgeson is a talented playwright, producer, actor, and educator known for his intriguing adaptation of "The Gospel According To Mark...Twain." This piece, which Helgeson composed and edite...

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...

A LOS ANGELES AREA THEATRE AWARDS VOTING PERIOD CONCLUDES!: Theatre Lovers and Supporters, Yesterday, December 31, 2024, New Year's Eve, was the final day of Voting for the 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Awards. Your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, was thrilled to win a BWW LA Award nomination for Best Supporting Performer In A Play for his performance as Roy V. Bensinger in The Culver City Public Theatre 2024 revival production of Ben Hecht's and Charles MacArthur's THE FRONT PAGE, which received 8 nomination honors in total, including Best Direction of A Play ( for Trace Oakley ) and Best Play ( for The Culver City Public Theatre ). Though none of THE FRONT PAGE nominees received enough online votes to win a prize, the entire cast, crew and production company were delighted and honored to take part in this city-wide and regional theatre awards competition. For those who would like a taste of this past summer's production of...