ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON PRESENTS NEW 2026 VIDEO THEATRE RENDITION OF PUCK'S EPILOGUE SPEECH FROM THE IMMORTAL BARD'S "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" AT 7TH STREET & FLOWER STREET ENTRANCE OF ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMAS OF THE BLOC IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES!
Chicago-born and stage-trained actor and play director Darryl Maximilian Robinson, winner of 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 Semela in The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago revival production of Athol Fugard's "Master Harold And The Boys" presented at the much-missed Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre of Rogers Park as well as a 2019 Broadwayworld Chicago Award nomination for Best Performer In A Musical or Revue for his critically-praised performance of the dual roles of The Chairman Mr. William Cartwright and Mayor Thomas Sapsea in the 2018 Saint Sebastian Players of Chicago revival production of Rupert Holmes' "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" staged at the more than a century old St. Bonaventure Church of West Lakeview, shares a new addition to the classic speeches that are part of his Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project.
Joining creative forces for the 9th time with his longtime talented and frequent ESC Artistic Associate, Videographer and Photographer Danny Belrose, Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Founder, Artistic Director and Producer Darryl Maximilian Robinson shares a new 2026 Street Theatre Video Performance Rendition of the mercurial and magical character of Puck's Epilogue Speech from William Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" just before the pair of veteran thespians and fellow Shakespearean actors Robinson and Belrose attended a inspiring and moving screening of acclaimed, Oscar-winning Director Chloe Zhao's latest Best Picture Academy Award nominated film "Hamnet."
Critically-praised in his early stage career for his leading and featured Shakespearean roles with The National Shakespeare Company Tour of New York, The StagePlayers of Northeastern Illinois University of Chicago, The Indianapolis Shakespeare Festival and The Bristol Renaissance Faire of Kenosha, Wisconsin, as well as his touring one-man show of Shakespeare and time-travel comedy, "A Bit of the Bard," The ESC's Darryl Maximilian Robinson's Monday Evening January 26, 2026 new Video Theatre Rendition of Puck's Epilogue Speech from The Bard's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," recorded on the sidewalk at The 7th Street and Flower Street Entrance of The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Theater of The Bloc, is available for viewing at Facebook and YouTube.
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