Charlie Rhindress
| Charlie Rhindress | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
May 9, 1966 Amherst, Nova Scotia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Mount Allison University |
| Information | |
| Period | 1991 to present |
| Genre | Playwright |
| Debut works |
Guilty! The Story of the Great Amherst Mystery (1991) Elvis Presley Is Alive and Well and Living in Sackville (1992) |
| Notable work(s) |
The Maritime Way of Life (1997) Flying On Her Own (2000) |
Charlie Rhindress (born May 9, 1966) is an actor, playwright and director living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia and educated at Mount Allison University, he is a co-founder and former Artistic Director of Live Bait Theatre, based in Sackville, New Brunswick.[1][2] To date, Rhindress has written 13 full-length plays, including The Maritime Way of Life, which was nominated for a Canadian Comedy award as best new play, and Flying On Her Own, based on the life of the late Canadian singer/songwriter, Rita MacNeil. It was published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2008. He has also written or co-written more than 30 dinner theatre scripts and two plays for teens.
Rhindress has acted in films including Red Rover and Black Eyed Dog, and at theatres across Canada. His directing credits include the premiere of Cathy Jones' one woman show, Me, Dad and the Hundred Boyfriends at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto and The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, for which he received a Merritt award nomination as Best Director. He is the former Associate Artist for Neptune and the current Artistic Producer of Eastern Front Theatre.
The Canadian Encyclopedia says that Rhindress's work "suggests that New Brunswick is fertile ground for popular comedy. Of particular note is Rhindress's The Maritime Way of Life (1999), a dark satire on traditional East Coast lifestyles and personalities. Despite its vicious sarcasm, extensive cross-dressing, and absurd humour, The Maritime Way of Life is very popular with Atlantic audiences."[3] Three of Rhindress's plays have been produced at Ship's Company Theatre in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia: Ivor Johnson's Neighbours (2009), The Maritime Way of Life (2012) and Making Contact (2013).[4][5]
Works
Full length plays
- Guilty! The Story of the Great Amherst Mystery (1991, revised 1993)
- Elvis Presley Is Alive and Well and Living in Sackville (1992)
- Gates Motel (1994)
- Under the Night (1996) with composer/lyricist Dean Burry
- The Maritime Way of Life (1997, revised 1999)
- Flying On Her Own (2000, revised 2004) featuring the songs of Rita MacNeil
- Home and Away (2003) with composer/lyricist Dean Burry
- The Heart That Knows (2008) with composer/lyricist Dean Burry (adapted from the novel by Charles G.D. Roberts)[6]
- Ivor Johnson's Neighbours based on the novel by Bruce Graham (2009)
- Boo (2009)[7]
- Making Contact (2013)
- Selfie (2015) with original music by Alex Rhindress
- Reader Be Thou Also Ready (July 2015 - Live Bait Theatre)
Plays for teens
- A Christmas Carol (1992)
- It's a Wonderful Christmas (1993)
References
- ↑ IMDB
- ↑ Kitts, Colleen. "The family that plays together," The New Brunswick Telegraph Journal Reader, May 3, 2003, pp. 11-13.
- ↑ "Drama in English: Turning the 21st Century". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Ship's Company Theatre Production History". Ship's Company Theatre. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
- ↑ "Ship's Company Theatre Productions". Ship's Company Theatre. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
- ↑ Sackville.com, Live Bait, Accessed June 22, 2009
- ↑ Mulgrave Road Theater, ...a solo show in which a totally unprepared writer/performer wants to be funny while attempting to tell us something he doesn’t know how to say..., Accessed June 22, 2009