Robert Emmet Lunney

Robert Emmet Lunney

Robert Emmet Lunney is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre's Playwrights Unit. He starred as The Salesman (the demon) in season one of "The Exorcist" for Fox Television and has appeared extensively on and off Broadway. His play, "Famous Blue Raincoat," was a finalist for the 2015 Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference after being developed and work-...
Robert Emmet Lunney is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre's Playwrights Unit. He starred as The Salesman (the demon) in season one of "The Exorcist" for Fox Television and has appeared extensively on and off Broadway. His play, "Famous Blue Raincoat," was a finalist for the 2015 Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference after being developed and work-shopped with Naked Angels (NYC). "For Nina," twice a semifinalist for the O'Neill, was featured at Williamstown Theatre Festival’s 2019 Fridays@3 reading series. AN OCCURRENCE AT YANKEE STADIUM, an absurdist dark comedy, has had developmental readings with MCC, and the Lark Play Development Center (NYC). CANNON BEACH, is a detective noir. WHEN YOU WAKE (screenplay) is a father/son story of love and loss, as well as a demonic thriller. Performing highlights: Tobias in Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE (Broadway); Michael in Brian Friel's DANCING AT LUGHNASA (Broadway); Atticus in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Ford's Theater/D.C.); Howard Barker's solo poem, GARY, THE THIEF (World Premier/Potomac Theatre Project/NYC); Ball in Mr. Barker's VICTORY (PTP/NYC); Mentor in Susan Ferrara's BUZZ (Alabama Shakespeare Festival; Roy Cohn in Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA (Guest Artist/University of Alabama). Robert Has appeared extensively on television, guest-starring in "WeCrashed," "The Blacklist," “Blindspot,” “Elementary,” "Boardwalk Empire," “The Good Wife,” and “Law & Order.”

Plays

  • For Nina by Robert Emmet Lunney
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Alzheimer's Disease, art + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Alzheimer's Disease, art, Chekhov, commercialism, old loves
    Nina Dalton, a movie star too-old-for-Hollywood, 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, who...
    Nina Dalton, a movie star too-old-for-Hollywood, 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, who shows up after a twenty year absence. He comes 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.
  • Famous Blue Raincoat by Robert Emmet Lunney
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: friendship, love + 3 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: friendship, love, literature, betrayal, Freedom
    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
  • An Occurrence At Yankee Stadium by Robert Emmet Lunney
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: The Patriot Act, Police State + 1 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, drama, political, satire
    Keyword: The Patriot Act, Police State, heroism
    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.