IN OBSERVANCE OF THE RECENT WORLD THEATRE DAY 2026, ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON RECALLS FIVE LIVELY GUEST ACTOR & DIRECTOR APPEARANCES ON RON BREWINGTON'S "THE ACTOR'S CHOICE"!:
Darryl Maximilian Robinson is a veteran stage actor and play director who has made multiple appearances on the internet performing arts television show "The Actor's Choice." Hosted by noted and veteran entertainment journalist Ron Brewington, the show provides a platform for members of the entertainment industry to discuss their craft and ideas.
Winner of a 1997 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 acclaimed performance as Sam Semela in his Excaliber Shakespeare Company revival staging of Athol Fugard's "Master Harold And The Boys" as well a 1998 WKKC Radio Chicago Critic's Corner Fine Arts Award for Outstanding Director of A Play for his noted staging of the 1997 ESC revival of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting For Godot" both presented at The Windy City's Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre of Rogers Park, Chicago-born and theatre-trained Darryl Maximilian Robinson, a 52-year-long American stage performer whose local Los Angeles theatre award honors include a 2013 Kentwood Players' Marcom Masque Theatre Award nomination for Best Actor In A Major Supporting Role for his critically-praised performance as the historic Black educator and orator Booker T. Washington in a revival of the musical "Ragtime" at The Westchester Playhouse, a 2015 / 2016 Emmanuel Lutheran Actors Theatre Ensemble-ELATE Season Ticket Holder Best Actor Award nomination for his performance as the debonair, but aging leading man Ernest in Tad Mosel's classic one-act drama of Life In The Theatre "Impromptu" at The Lincoln Stegman Theatre in North Hollywood, California, a 2022 Making The World Happening Award from Allevents.in for his numerous online theatre-related offerings during the early years of The Covid-19 pandemic, and most recently, a 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award nomination for Best Supporting Performer In A Play for his portrayal of Chicago 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 The Carlson Memorial Park in Culver City, has made it a point to encourage his private students and professional colleagues to take a serious interest in the documentation of their work in The Theatre. To that end, he was quite pleased and proud to take part in a series of tv / podcast interviews that gave him a forum to discuss his work and express his personal viewpoints.
Darryl Maximilian Robinson has also become noted as the very first black actor in American Theatre History to portray on stage a trio of classic dramatic roles including: Sir Thomas More in Robert Bolt's "A Man For All Seasons" ( in a 1984 revival presented by The University Players of The University of Missouri-St. Louis and directed by AEA Member John Grassilli at The Benton Hall Theater ); King Henry II in a 1992 multiracial cast revival of James Goldman's "The Lion In Winter ( directed by Mr. Robinson for his chamber theatre Excaliber Productions, Ltd in St. Louis and staged at The Wabash Triangle Cafe ); and Andrew Wyke ( opposite the talented actor Sean Nix as Milo Tindle ) in a 2000, 30th Anniversary, all-black cast revival of Anthony Shaffer's "Sleuth" presented under Mr. Robinson's direction by his chamber theatre The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago at The Harrison Street Galleries Studio Theatre of Oak Park, Illinois.
Darryl Maximilian Robinson has appeared on "The Actor's Choice " several times ( five episodes between 2016 and 2024 ), sharing his experiences and insights from his extensive career in theatre. His most recent appearance was his fifth visit, where he discussed his 50 years as an American stage performer, the challenges of performing during a global pandemic, and the importance of voting in a democracy.
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All five of Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Founder, Artistic Director and Producer Darryl Maximilian Robinson's Guest Professional Actor And Play Director Appearances on Ron Brewington's internet performing arts television show "The Actor's Choice" can be viewed on YouTube and Facebook.
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