Famous Blue Raincoat by Robert Emmet Lunney

Matthew Snow, a life-embracing renaissance man living on the fringe, arrives at the Hamptons home of his college friend Len and his wife Jane. He brings with him a 1,200 page manuscript and a still-burning desire to live life to the fullest.

"And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I guess that I mss you, I guess I forgive you
I'm glad...
Matthew Snow, a life-embracing renaissance man living on the fringe, arrives at the Hamptons home of his college friend Len and his wife Jane. He brings with him a 1,200 page manuscript and a still-burning desire to live life to the fullest.

"And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I guess that I mss you, I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way."
- from Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat
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Famous Blue Raincoat

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    11 Aug. 2020
    “ A fascinating and explosive tale we can't turn away from, a love triangle that locks us in and shows us that love can cross over any boundaries. We ache as we examine our lives, as we long to dance freely, but there are rules to obey. Spellbinding! ”
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center:
    17 Feb. 2016
    “ It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Robert Lunney and their play "Famous Blue Raincoat" as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 59 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, it is the value of the page that has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers responded to the well-drawn, balanced trio that upends an outwardly straightforward love triangle. ”

MONS (mid 40's) A life-embracing renaissance man living on the fringe...and a novelist.
JANE (40) A sought after fiction editor for a major New York publishing house.
LEN (mid 40's) A wealthy and respected freelance "idea man" for public and private interests. A self-described nerd in school.

None of the characters are blood related. There is no specific need for them to be one race or another.

Development History

  • Reading
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    The Road Theatre Comapny, Los Angeles, CA
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    2015
  • Workshop
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    Naked Angels (Plays in Progress / 29 hour workshop)
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    2014