IN HONOR OF THE 462ND CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON SHARES A 2025 STREET THEATRE VIDEO RENDITION OF THE BARD'S SONNET #15 ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD AT THE ENTRANCE OF "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE"!
With the fine assistance of aspiring actor and internet content creator Tywayne Burns, who provided the videography and still photography, Excaliber Productions Company of Chicago and Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Founder, Artistic Director and Producer Darryl Maximilian Robinson presented and recorded a Thursday September 25, 2025 "street theatre"-style rendition of William Shakespeare's Sonnet #15 at The Entrance of the popular television show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. In honor of the 462nd birthday of The Immortal Bard William Shakespeare ( born April 23, 1564 ) The ESC is delighted to provide an encore viewing of this rendition.
A Los Angeles-based and seasoned thespian Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( who is winner of such honors as a 2013 Los Angeles Marcom Masque Theatre Award nomination for Best Actor In A Major Supporting Role for his performance as Booker T. Washington in the staging of the acclaimed musical "Ragtime" at The Westchester Playhouse; a 2015 / 2016 Los Angeles Elate Season Ticket Holder Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance as Ernest in Tad Mosel's "Impromptu" as part of the production of "Just 4 Fun" at North Hollywood's Lincoln Stegman Theatre; a 2022 Making The World Happening Award from Allevents.in for his numerous online theatre related offerings; and a 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award nomination for Best Supporting Performer In A Play for his portrayal of Roy V. Bensinger in The Culver City Public Theatre outdoor revival production of Ben Hecht's and Charles Macarthur's "The Front Page" ) is an experienced Shakespearean actor, who in his early career performed with The National Shakespeare Company of New York, The StagePlayers of Northeastern Illinois University of Chicago, The Indianapolis Shakespeare Festival and The Bristol Renaissance Faire of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and who has ( since 2017 ) performed numerous outdoor video theatre renditions of classic stage speeches, poems and literary works throughout the Greater Los Angeles area including assuming the title role of "King Henry V" to present The St. Crispin's Day Speech at Lincoln Heights Jail , the title role in "King Lear" to relate the "O Reason Not The Need" Speech at The Lincoln Heights Public Library, the character of Lord Jaques of "As You Like It" to share The "Seven Ages of Man" Speech on a side street of Lincoln Heights as well as Duke and Wizard Prospero's "We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On" Speech before the construction site of The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in LA's Exposition Park.
Darryl Maximilian Robinson's recent video theatre rendition of William Shakespeare's Sonnet #15 presented outdoors at The Entrance of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is currently and freely available for viewing on YouTube and Facebook and is an artistic expression of American Freedom of Speech.
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