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THE EXCALIBER SHAKESPEARE COMPANY LOS ANGELES ARCHIVAL PROJECT FOUNDER: Darryl Maximilian Robinson is a 49-year-long, Chicago-born stage veteran who has served as The Founder, Artistic Director and Producer of three multiracial, Non-Equity professional chamber theatres including Excaliber Productions Ltd. in St. Louis, Missouri, The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago, Illinois and ( currently ) The Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project in California. As an actor, director and producer, he has been blessed to receive and win numerous awards and honors including: The 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award for Outstanding Thespian of the Season for his performances in professional summer stock ( most particularly as Fagin in a revival of Lionel Bart's classic musical "Oliver" ) at The Enchanted Hills Playhouse of Syracuse, Indiana; both a 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award for Outstanding Actor In A Principal Role In A Play and a 1997 Chicago Black Theatre Alliance Award nomination for Best Leading Actor In A Play for his critically-praised performance as Sam Semela in The ESC revival of South African playwright Athol Fugard's "Master Harold And The Boys" staged at The Windy City's Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre; a 1998 WKKC Radio Chicago Critic's Corner Fine Arts Award for Outstanding Director Of A Play for The ESC revival of Samuel Beckett's classic tragicomedy "Waiting For Godot" ( in which he appeared as Vladimir ) at The Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre; a 2015 / 2016 Los Angeles Elate Season Ticket Holder Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance as the debonair, but aging leading man Ernest in Tad Mosel's classic one-act of Life In The Theatre "Impromptu" presented on a bill of short works entitled "Just 4 Fun" at The Lincoln Stegman Theatre in North Hollywood, California; and a 2019 Broadwayworld Chicago Award nomination for Best Performer In A Musical Or Revue ( Resident Non-Equity ) for his critically-praised performance in the dual roles of The Chairman Mr. William Cartwright and The Mayor Thomas Sapsea in the 2018 Saint Sebastian Players of Chicago revival Rupert Holmes' Tony Award-winning Best Musical Whodunit "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" presented at the more than a century old St. Bonaventure Church in The Windy City, among others. Most recently, Darryl Maximilian Robinson was named a winner of a 2022 Making The World Happening Award for his numerous online theatre-related offerings at Allevents.in. Darryl Maximilian Robinson has taken part in more than 250 live theatre and literary arts presentations during his five decades of involvement in The Performing Arts.
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