Darryl Maximilian Robinson Provides His 2022 Mayor George Shinn in 'The Music Man' Photo Shoot
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Greetings, Theatre Lovers and Supporters.
Sometimes things don't always go as planned, even in the course of a 50-year-long stage career.
Especially during this ongoing period of the Covid-19 pandemic, where a performer or a crew member has to weigh their health and well being against success in playing a great role or executing the tech of a classic show on stage.
In this age of Covid, each practicing artist must decide what is most safe for them and what is worth sacrificing just to appear in a show or work on a show.
How an artist of any expertise is treated during the creative process, therefore, is a great indicator of how an artist of any expertise should proceed.
Two years ago, your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, was cast in the plum comedic stage role of Mayor George Shinn in a revival of Meredith Willson's classic American musical comedy "The Music Man" staged at The Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena, CA.
But due to serious creative differences and Covid-19 pandemic concerns, this veteran, Chicago-born and stage-trained actor ( who has played leading and featured roles in musical revivals throughout this country ) would ultimately not appear in the run of the show.
However, prior to departing the show, your humble servant, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, had the great joy of working with the gifted character actress Tamarah Ashton, who appeared as Mayor Shinn's imperious wife, Eulalie Mackenie Shinn, and who provided a highly-effective costume design for "The Music Man," including some wonderful 1912 period attire for The Mayor of River City, Iowa.
As a memento of his experience of playing Mayor George Shinn in this revival of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man," your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson is pleased to share some photos from the show which were captured by talented fellow cast member Eric Michael Hernandez, who is noted as Performer, Photographer and Videographer for the popular performing arts channel Cirquelife on YouTube.
Videos of Darryl Maximilian Robinson promoting his appearance as Mayor George Shinn ( in Ms. Ashton's fine costumes ) shot by Eric Michael Hernandez can also be found at Mr. Robinson's YouTube channel.
Now celebrating 50 years as an American Stage Performer, Darryl Maximilian Robinson has 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.
Most recently, Darryl Maximilian Robinson was named a winner of a 2022 Making The World Happening Award for his numerous online theatre-related offerings during the early years of The Covid-19 pandemic.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/darryl-maximilian-robinsons-mayor-george-shinn-music-man-pix-nodx
