Robert Emmet Lunney

Robert Emmet Lunney is an actor and playwright. He is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre's Playwrights Unit. His play "The One That Gets You" an O'Neill Playwrights Conference finalist, was developed with EST's Playwrights Unit and Naked Angels. "For Nina" was part of Williamstown Theatre Festival’s Fridays@3 series, directed by Dylan Baker, with Katrina Lenk, Larry Pine, Mia Barron, and Tom McGowan. It has had readings/workshops by Antaeus Theatre (Los Angeles), American National Theatre (NYC), Interact Theatre (Los Angeles). Robert’s works-in-progress include "An Occurrence at Yankee Stadium" an absurdist dark comedy; "Cannon Beach" a detective noir; and the screenplay "When You Wake" a father/son story of love and loss, easily confused for a demonic thriller.
Robert starred as The...

Robert Emmet Lunney is an actor and playwright. He is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre's Playwrights Unit. His play "The One That Gets You" an O'Neill Playwrights Conference finalist, was developed with EST's Playwrights Unit and Naked Angels. "For Nina" was part of Williamstown Theatre Festival’s Fridays@3 series, directed by Dylan Baker, with Katrina Lenk, Larry Pine, Mia Barron, and Tom McGowan. It has had readings/workshops by Antaeus Theatre (Los Angeles), American National Theatre (NYC), Interact Theatre (Los Angeles). Robert’s works-in-progress include "An Occurrence at Yankee Stadium" an absurdist dark comedy; "Cannon Beach" a detective noir; and the screenplay "When You Wake" a father/son story of love and loss, easily confused for a demonic thriller.
Robert starred as The Salesman (the demon Pazuzu) in THE EXORCIST series for FOX (iHorror Award nominee: Best Actor). He plays Sandy Cohn in Matthew Shear's 2026 film, FANTASY LIFE. He has guest-starred in numerous television shows including, WeCrashed (Apple TV+), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), The Blacklist, Blindspot, Elementary, and Law & Order. On stage, Robert has performed extensively on Broadway, Off Broadway and in regional theatre. Performing highlights include Tobias in Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" (Broadway); Gerry Evans in Brian Friel's "Dancing At Lughnasa" (Broadway); Ed Devery in "Born Yesterday" (Broadway); Gary in Howard Barker's solo poem, "Gary, The Thief" (World Premier/Potomac Theatre Project/NYC); Ball in Mr. Barker's "Victory" (PTP/NYC); Lenny in Harold Pinter’s "The Homecoming" (Olney Theatre/Maryland); Atticus Finch in "To Kill A Mockingbird" (Ford's Theater/D.C.); Sidney Bruhl in Ira Levin’s "Deathtrap" (Triad Stage/NC); and Roy Cohn in Tony Kushner's "Angels In America" (Guest Artist/University of Alabama).

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Scripts

The One That Gets You

by Robert Emmet Lunney

Cast Size
3
Genre
drama

A character driven play about love, writing, technology, and betrayal. A deep dive into a marriage that gets exploded when Mons, 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 1,234 page manuscript, and a still-burning desire to live life to the fullest.

A character driven play about love, writing, technology, and betrayal. A deep dive into a marriage that gets exploded when Mons, 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 1,234 page manuscript, and a still-burning desire to live life to the fullest.

For Nina

by Robert Emmet Lunney

1
Cast Size
6
Genre
comedy,
drama

Nina Dalton, a movie star in her forties, is being aged-out by Hollywood. She has returned to the stage in a new play by her much older, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist husband, Brian Bartov. Brian is waging a dual battle against early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease, and the temptation to rewrite Nina’s part for a young starlet in the play’s film version. Their bold-faced world is unsettled by the return of Gar...

Nina Dalton, a movie star in her forties, is being aged-out by Hollywood. She has returned to the stage in a new play by her much older, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist husband, Brian Bartov. Brian is waging a dual battle against early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease, and the temptation to rewrite Nina’s part for a young starlet in the play’s film version. Their bold-faced world is unsettled by the return of Gar Jackson, Nina’s first love. Gar shows up - after a twenty year absence - with a commitment to Art over Commerce, and a play of staggering beauty and epic proportions, written FOR NINA.
(Inspired by Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL.)

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An Occurrence At Yankee Stadium

by Robert Emmet Lunney

1
Cast Size
4
Genre
adventure,
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
political,
satire

A young man falls from the stands at Yankee Stadium into a top-secret world of intrigue and national security. On his fantastical journey, he discovers just how difficult it is to be a hero in America today.

A young man falls from the stands at Yankee Stadium into a top-secret world of intrigue and national security. On his fantastical journey, he discovers just how difficult it is to be a hero in America today.

FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT (the one that gets you...)

by Robert Emmet Lunney

2
Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
drama,
political

Mons, a life-embracing renaissance man living on the fringe shows up, out of the blue, 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 thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good so I never tried"
- from Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat

Mons, a life-embracing renaissance man living on the fringe shows up, out of the blue, 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 thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good so I never tried"
- from Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat