Theatre Artist Darryl Maximilian Robinson Shares His Video Rendition of Prospero's We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On Speech At The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art In Los Angeles

Arts and Entertainment

January 18, 2025

Veteran and award-winning stage actor and play director Darryl Maximilian Robinson, Founder, Artistic Director, Producer and Principal Performer of both the multiracial chamber theatres, The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and The Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project, presents a new and interesting addition to his series of "street theatre"-style renditions of classic poems and dramatic speeches from great literary masters by presenting an edited version of Duke Prospero's "We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On" Speech from Act IV of William Shakespeare's romantic fantasy "The Tempest" just outside of Gate 11 of the bustling construction site of the highly anticipated new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition Park in Los Angeles.

The video rendition is greatly assisted by talented and noted fellow actor Danny Belrose, who provides production editing, videography and still photography for Darryl Maximilian Robinson's spontaneous performance selection of Shakespeare at The Lucas Museum site.

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Most recently named a 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award Nominee for Best Supporting Performer In A Play for his well-received 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" and as a winner of 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, Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( both a 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award Winner for Outstanding Actor In A Principal Role In A Play for his critically-praised performance as Sam Semela in The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago revival of Athol Fugard's "Master Harold And The Boys" at The Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre of Rogers Park and a 2015 / 2016 Los Angeles Elate Season Ticket Holder Best Actor Award Nominee for his well-received performance as the debonair, but aging leading man Ernest in Tad Mosel's "Impromptu" as part of the production of "Just 4 Fun" at The Lincoln Stegman Theatre in North Hollywood ) is an experienced Shakespearean actor who during the early days of his 50-year-long stage career played leading and featured classical roles with such groups as The National Shakespeare Company Tour of New York, The Enchanted Hills Playhouse of Syracuse, Indiana, The Indianapolis Shakespeare Festival at Garfield Park Amphitheatre, The King Richard's Faire and The Bristol Renaissance Faire of Kenosha, Wisconsin, The StagePlayers of Northeastern Illinois University of Chicago, The Chicago City Theatre at the historic Fine Arts Building, The University Players of The University of Missouri-St. Louis and The Goldenrod Showboat of St. Louis, Missouri.

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It is also significant to note that for nearly 15 years, from 1987 through 2001, Darryl Maximilian Robinson adapted, directed, starred and toured to multiple venues in multiple cities and states as His Most Revered Lordship, Sir Richard Drury Kemp-Kean in "A Bit of the Bard" an original one-man show of Shakespeare and time-travel comedy which frequently included Prospero's "Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On" Speech as part of the bill.

Furthermore, Darryl Maximilian Robinson produced, directed and starred as Prospero in a 1995 Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago multiracial cast revival of "The Tempest" which featured such talented actors as Aaron Watkins as Ariel, Michael McCauley as Lord Sebastian, Samuel L. Brooks as King Alonso and Kevin Adair as Prince Ferdinand at The Hidden Stages Theatre near the Chinatown neighborhood of The Windy City.

A few months after "The Tempest" closed, longtime local Chicago theatre critic and radio producer Billie D. Lattin of "Critics' Corner" on WKKC Radio Chicago bestowed upon Darryl Maximilian Robinson a 1995 Certificate of Recognition For 20 Years Of Service To American Theatre.

A theatre artist who regionally has been involved in more than 250 dramatic and literary arts presentations around the country, Darryl Maximilian Robinson has recorded multiple recent Shakespeare selections at notable, outdoor venues in the historic Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles including the Bard's "St. Crispin's Day" Speech from "Henry V", the "Seven Ages of Man" Speech from "As You Like It," and the famed "O Reason Not The Need" Speech from "King Lear."

Like this most recent video rendition of Prospero's "We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On" Speech from William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" ( recorded at the Exposition Park Lucas Museum of Narrative Art construction site on Tuesday November 7, 2023 ), this Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project collection of short Shakespeare videos can be perused by all interested parties at Mr. Robinson's YouTube channel.

https://youtu.be/DAMUQ8DxSts?si=phG64gU2i6ztUIyJ

Enjoy.