Darryl Maximilian Robinson Cites His 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award
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Chicago-born and stage-trained actor 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 playbill. And when the man who answers to that name conveys the poise, polish, preparedness - and talent - of a professional actor, there's every chance he'll also stand out on the stage, in theatergoers' memories and possibly, theatrical history." -- Sharon Little, Young actor Darryl Robinson: He's one in a Maximilian, THE FORT WAYNE NEWS-SENTINEL, Saturday August 29, 1981.
Here's a more detailed look:
Award: 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award for Outstanding Thespian of the Season.
Performer: Darryl Maximilian Robinson
Venue: Enchanted Hills Playhouse of Syracuse, Indiana
Time Period: 1981
Notable Performances: He was particularly praised for his portrayal of Fagin in Lionel Bart's "Oliver!"
"Darryl Maximilian Robinson is a perfectly delightful Fagin, playing the pickpocket with just the right combination of impertinence and compassion. Mr Robinson is particularly well-cast because he, like the wily, lovable thief that he plays, obviously knows — and likes — his job." -- Bill Spurgeon, Enchanted Hills Playhouse batting 1,000 with 'Oliver,' The Mail-Journal of Syracuse, Indiana, July 8, 1981.
Other Roles: He also starred as El Gallo in "The Fantasticks".
"This reviewer continues to be impressed with the versatile talent of Darryl Maximilian Robinson, who has had key roles in the other two Enchanted Hills successes this season and who did it again in The Fantasticks as El Gallo. The role is not an easy one, and as Mr Robinson stepped from being an omniscient narrator into his other assignment as a swashbuckling microcosm of life in the real world itself, it was obvious that he can do difficult things and do them well." -- Bill Spurgeon, Playhouse version of The Fantasticks successful, The Mail-Journal of Syracuse, Indiana, July 22, 1981.
The 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award for Outstanding Thespian of the Season for his performances at Enchanted Hills Playhouse of Syracuse, Indiana marked the very first public award for acting that Darryl Maximilian Robinson has received during his more than 50-year-long career.
"The News-Sentinel's first seasonal Reviewer's Recognition Award to a local or area thespian is bestowed upon Darryl Maximilian Robinson, a 6-foot-4-inch, 150-pound young professional whose stage presence, charisma and talent say to both intuition and intellect he's definitely stage stardom material. We'll come back in a year or two to let you know if predictions are accurate." -- Sharon Little, Young actor Darryl Robinson: He's one in a Maximilian, The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, Saturday August 29, 1981.
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Most recently, Darryl Maximilian Robinson received a 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award nomination for Best Supporting Performer In A Play for his performance as Chicago Tribune Newspaper Reporter Roy V. Bensinger in The Culver City Public Theatre outdoor revival production of Ben Hecht's and Charles MacArthur's The Front Page.
