Charlie Rhindress has been writing, directing and producing dinner theatre shows since 1994. His first show was co-written with Karen Valanne and produced at Live Bait Theatre in Sackville, NB. Since that time he has written or co-written more than 30 dinner theatre scripts and his holiday shows have become an annual tradition in the Sackville/Amherst area.
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Rhindress’s Dinner Theatre Scripts to Date:
The Krazy Family Christmas Reunion (written with Karen Valanne), 1994
Murder at the Curling Club (written with Karen Valanne), 1995
Hallowe’en Part 1, Granma’s Back (written with Karen Valanne), 1995
One Krazy Christmas (written with Karen Valanne), 1995
Rock ‘n’ Roll High (written with Karen Valanne), 1996 and 2006
Possessed by Esther Cox (written with Karen Valanne), 1996 and 2019
A Rockin’ Little Christmas (written with Karen Valanne), 1996 and 2017
Cryin’, Lovin’ or Laughin’ (written with Karen Valanne), 1997
Summer of Love (written with Karen Valanne), 1997 and 2002
Christmas at the Malt Shop (written with Karen Valanne), 1997
Class of ’73 – The Reunion (written with Karen Valanne), 1998
Julio and Herb’s Christmas Celebration (written with Karen Valanne), 1998
Granma’s Shotgun Wedding (written with Karen Valanne), 1999
A Millennium Christmas (written with Karen Valanne), 1999
Granma’s Wake (written with Karen Valanne), 2000
The Complete History of Broadway (sort of) (written with Karen Valanne), 2000
Christmas at the Sock Hop (written with Karen Valanne), 2000
U-Pick (written with Dave McClelland and Karen Valanne), 2001
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (written with Karen Valanne), 2001
History of Rock ‘n’ Roll (written with Karen Valanne), 2002
Christmas Carol (written with Karen Valanne), 2002
Beach Party (written with Karen Valanne), 2003
Class of ’73 (written with Karen Valanne), 2003
A Disco Christmas (written with Karen Valanne), 2003
Great Balls of Fire (written with Karen Valanne), 2004
The Christmas Apprentice (written with Karen Valanne), 2004
Desperate Maritime Housewives (written with Karen Valanne), 2005
Desperate Maritime Christmas (written with Karen Valanne), 2005
Rise Again (written with Karen Valanne), 2006
Jingle Bell Rock, 2006
Anne of Springhill, 2007 and 2017
CSI: Christmas Scene Investigation, 2007
Uh Oh, Canada, 2018
No Room at the Inn, 2018
Grandma’s Family Christmas, 2019 (A rewritten version of The Krazy Family Christmas Reunion which was originally cowritten by Karen Valanne.)
Grandma’s Bubble Trouble (Online), 2020
Grandma’s Coming Out for Christmas, 2021
Grandma & the Silver Belles, 2022
How the Grandma Stole Christmas, 2023
Grandma & Eunice: The Christmas Bachelorettes, 2024
Grandma’s Christmas Movie Extravaganza, 2025