Eric Petersen
Guest Artist
Eric is overjoyed to be back at The Barn and performing in his 22nd Barn Show! You may have seen him last summer in the hit THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (which he also directed!).
He met his wife Barnie Lisa Marie Morabito when they worked together here in 2003 and they have now been together for 20 years and have 2 kids, Sophie and Miles!! Eric has worked extensively in Television and the Broadway stage. His television credits include Kevin on Kevin Can F*** Himself on AMC, Ant’ney on the hit children’s show Madagascar: A Little Wild on Hulu, which garnered him an Emmy Nomination, and the show Kirstie on TVLand where he played the Series Regular role of Arlo Barth alongside Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, and Michael Richards. Eric was also recently seen in High Desert for AppleTV+, and The Curse on Showtime. Eric has made guest star appearances on Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, NCIS, CSI, GCB, and the Lifetime movie “The Brittany Murphy Story.” Eric has many Disney Channel credits including appearances on the shows Jessie, Sydney To The Max, Kirby Buckets, and Pair Of Kings. Eric appeared in the Oscar-nominated Coen Brothers’ film “The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs” for Netflix. Eric has also appeared in four Broadway shows and countless regional theatre projects. His Broadway credits include SCHOOL OF ROCK as Dewey Finn, SHREK: THE MUSICAL as Shrek on the 1st National Tour and Shrek Standby on Broadway, JIMMY BUFFETT’S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE as Brick in the original Broadway cast, and PETER AND THE STARCATCHER as Ted. He is a proud Graduate of Bradley University. @ericpete @theportlygentleman
Robin Nuyen
Guest Artist
Robin is giddy to be back at the Barn Theatre, ten years after his last appearance, and 44 years after his first. He thanks Brendan and Penelope for making this happen and you, the audience, for being here to experience one of the true joys of life, live theatre. Favorite memories at the Barn, include NUTS directed by Jack Ragotzy and Escanaba in Da Moonlight directed by Brendan. Favorite New York experiences are Roy in Lone Star and his all-time favorite acting role, Baron #9 in Becket. Great Los Angeles memories are Present Laughter and Who Killed Hamlet. (For the record, it was not Robin.) He has also appeared on the daytime dramas One Life to Live, All My Children and Guiding Light. Robin acted in Wes Craven's "Deadly Friend", and went on to co-write and direct the award winning, cult classic "Housesitter... The Night They Saved Siegfried's Brain". Still the only full length feature film shot entirely on 35 mm film in Kalamazoo. Rent it on Amazon Prime! “Thanks Mom for introducing me to my first love, by taking me to my first play, and Dad for not thinking it was crazy for me wanting to be an actor, when many parents did. And of course thank you so much to the women in my life, Debra, and daughters Danielle and Samantha, who truly make life worth living. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTS.”
Robert Newman
Guest Artist
A favorite Guest Star here at the Barn, Robert was seen last season on both Law and Order and Law and Order SVU as Police Commissioner Robin Pettis, but is perhaps best known for his 28-year run as Joshua Lewis on the longest running program in broadcasting history, Guiding Light. The role garnered him 2 Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Robert was also Nominated for his 2022 portrayal of the villain Ashland Locke on The Young and the Restless. Robert was an apprentice here at the Barn in 1981 and received his Equity card that season. Since then, he has guest starred at the Barn many times. Last season he returned to the role of Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF for the 2nd time at the Barn ~ One of his very favorite. Other favorite Barn roles include the title roles in SWEENEY TODD, MAN OF LA MANCHA, and Edna in HAIRSPRAY. Other recent shows include CLUE, ROCK OF AGES, 9to5, MAMMA MIA, BIG: THE MUSICAL, THE CIVIL WAR, NOISES OFF, THE LION IN WINTER (opposite Kim Zimmer), THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, LOVE LETTERS, and THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS. Other television credits include guest star roles on Extrapolations, Inventing Anna, House of Cards, Homeland, Chicago Fire, Criminal Minds, and NCIS. Film credits include Hallmark’s “Mystic Christmas,” “Amazing Spiderman 2,” “Dracano,” and the short film “Deadline,” for which he won the Best Actor award at the L.A. Independent Film Festival. Off-Broadway Credits include PERFECT CRIME, SHE’S OF A CERTAIN AGE, SESSIONS: THE MUSICAL, and QUIET ON THE SET. Other regional credits include KISS ME KATE at Broadway Theatre of Pitman, ANNIE at Ogunquit Playhouse, Cape Fear Regional Theatre and North Carolina Theatre, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF (also opposite Kim Zimmer) and Elin Hilderbrand’s WINTER STREET at Nantucket Theatre Workshop, the world premiere of NAKED INFLUENCE at Capitol Rep in Albany, Stephen Sondheim’s PUTTING IT TOGETHER at Delaware Theatre Company, OTHER DESERT CITIES at Cape May Stage; MAN OF LA MANCHA and GYPSY (with Tovah Feldshuh) at BRT; CURTAINS at Paper Mill Playhouse and TUTS; NINE at NSMT; GYPSY (with Kim Zimmer), A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and THE FULL MONTY at PCLO. Other Barn credits include PICNIC, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, ROMANTIC COMEDY, SYLVIA (which he also directed), PETER PAN and DEATHTRAP. He is thankful for his wife Britt, their now-grown children, Connor (and daughter-in-law Caroline) and Kendal, and the newest additions…Grandsons Leo, Rocky, and Sonny. At ages 4, 2, and 1 ~ they are the joy of his world.