Barbara Robertson

Actress

Barbara is honored to return to Peninsula Players after “Moon Over Buffalo,” “Last Night of Ballyhoo” and “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.”  Last season: “Three Tall Women,” (Apple Tree), “Grand Hotel” (Drury Lane). Other credits include: National Tour: “Angels in America I & II” (Jefferson Award), Court: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (Jefferson Award); “La Bete” (After Dark Award), “Tartuffe,” “House of Blue Leaves;” Goodman: “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?;” “House, Garden” (After Dark Award), “Black Snow” (Jeff Award), “Pal Joey” (Jeff Award);  Chicago Shakespeare:  “Kabuki Lady Macbeth,” “Winter’s Tale,” “A Little Night Music” (Jeff nomination).  Kennedy Center: “Kabuki Medea” (Helen Hayes Award), “She Always Said, Pablo,” Victory Gardens: “Emma’s Child” (Sarah Siddons), “Detachments” (After Dark Award), Marriott’s Lincolnshire: “Chicago” (Jeff Award). Film and DVD: Robert Altman’s “The Company” and David Lynch’s “Straight Story.” Television: “Will of Their Own” (NBC), “Mother’s Courage” (Disney), “Untouchables” (Paramount), “Early Edition” (CBS). Also: artistic associate: Art Institute, teacher: Columbia College.

2006 Roles:  Dotty/Mrs. Clackett in Noises Off

2002 Roles: Bernice Roth in Musical Comedy Murders of 1940Reba Freitag in The Last Night of Ballyhoo