Robert Emmet Lunney

Robert Emmet Lunney

Robert Emmet Lunney is an actor and playwright. His play, Famous Blue Raincoat, an O'Neill Playwrights Conference finalist, was developed and workshopped with Naked Angels (NYC). For Nina, part of Williamstown Theatre Festival’s Fridays@3 series, has been workshopped by Two River Theater (Red Bank, NJ), The Directors Company (NYC), American National Theatre (NYC), Interact Theatre (Los Angeles), and the...
Robert Emmet Lunney is an actor and playwright. His play, Famous Blue Raincoat, an O'Neill Playwrights Conference finalist, was developed and workshopped with Naked Angels (NYC). For Nina, part of Williamstown Theatre Festival’s Fridays@3 series, has been workshopped by Two River Theater (Red Bank, NJ), The Directors Company (NYC), American National Theatre (NYC), Interact Theatre (Los Angeles), and the Road (L.A.). Robert’s works-in-progress include An Occurrence at Yankee Stadium, an absurdist dark comedy; Cannon Beach, a detective noir; and When You Wake (screenplay), a father/son story of love and loss, easily confused for a demonic thriller.
Robert played the demon in the FOX series The Exorcist (iHorror Award nominee: Best Actor). 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).

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: Love-Art-Commerce, Chekhov + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Love-Art-Commerce, Chekhov, Alzheimer's.
    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: 
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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.