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Place of Birth: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Charlie Rhindress
- Charlie Rhindress (born May 9, 1966) is an actor, author, playwright and director living in his hometown of Amherst, Nova Scotia.
- He was educated at Mount Allison University and is a co-founder and former Artistic Director of Live Bait Theatre, based in Sackville, New Brunswick.
- To date, Rhindress has had sixteen of his plays produced, 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, which was published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2008.
- Charlie has written or co-written more than 30 dinner theatre scripts and two plays for teens.
- His first book, I'm Not What I Seem - The Many Stories of Rita MacNeil's Life was published by Formac Publishing in 2016.
- It was a bestseller in the Maritimes and was short listed for the Best First Book Award from the Atlantic Books Awards.
- His second book, “Stompin’ Tom Connors: The Myth and the Man - An Unauthorized Biography,” will be released on September 16, 2019.
- Rhindress has acted in films and television programs including Red Rover, Black Eyed Dog, "Trailer Park Boys," "Haven," and "Mr.
- D" 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 a former 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." 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).
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