Charlotte Northeast AEA
What the Press Say
| The story takes place in a trashy motel room that serves as the permanent residence for Aggie (Grace Gonglewski in a harrowing performance), a vodka-swilling, cocaine-smoking divorcee with a good-for-nothing ex-husband (a smarmy William Zielinski), a lesbian gal pal (the excellent Charlotte Northeast)........ |
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Bug so engrosses that it's difficult to step back and admire theater artists at their best:........... Charlotte Northeast plays Agnes' protective friend, Ronnie, with fervor........... Bug unfolds with brutal honesty: Every drink, every punch, every kiss — and all those damn itchy bug bites — is unnervingly real. I defy you not to marvel, to thrill, to squirm — and to scratch. |
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There's also good work from Charlotte Northeast as Agnes' best friend .................... Kudos to Theatre Exile for producing a show where every scene, right up to the last, is provocative and unexpected. |
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| ......when Agnes’s biker friend RC (Charlotte Northeast) takes her to see a dermatologist, the diagnosis reveals they’re self-inflicted, and RC tries to pull her out of what’s become an increasingly disastrous situation...........Right from the start, Bug gets under your skin and into your brain, and director Matt Pfeiffer gradually ratchets up the insanity so that it burrows deeper and deeper............. The only sympathetic character in the entire piece is RC.......... |
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| The stage direction by Matt Pfeiffer, sound design by James Sugg and the supporting actors............... are all superb. |
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| Roles of ex husband, Jerry (William Zielinski), caring friend R.C. (Charlotte Northeast), and polite yet ominously ambiguous Dr. Sweet (Producing Artistic Director, Joe Canuso) are handled well by this top notch cast, under the capable direction of Matt Pfeiffer. |
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| Hate Mail is a joy to listen to, as accomplished actors (and real-life couple) Charlotte Northeast (as struggling Manhattan photographer Dahlia) and Damon Bonetti (as Preston, a Minneapolis trust fund baby who rebels by writing complaint letters) recite their missives to each other, never making eye contact. |
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Damon Bonetti (Preston) and Charlotte Northeast (Dahlia) work seamlessly
with director David Stradley........... The actors roll with their
characters' whims - from a cultish ashram in Montana to a
vitamin-selling escapade in Miami - and grow their identities before our
eyes. Even when the script gets outlandish, Bonetti and Northeast take
it in stride, and bring us along with them for the joyride.......... Paired with a Lou Reed soundtrack, this production remains free of nostalgia, but loaded with down-to-earth affection; those days of uncertainty and relative freedom were a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there. Thanks to Act II, Stradley and his talented actors, the visit is a lot more fun the second time around. |
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| (Charlotte) Northeast and (Damon) Bonetti articulate with textbook clarity on stage, never dropping a consonant or clipping a vowel...........The annunciation matches the words and vice versa, lending depth to the characters and believability to the script..............Hate Mail at Act II Playhouse offers the charm and delights of some of the most beloved romantic comedies minus the saccharine. The script is razor-sharp, the performances are heart-felt and well-developed and the production smart as a whip. Neither rain, nor sleet nor snow should keep one away from this first-class package. |
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| "The cast's vivid performance make every moment clear, and the 100 minute play zips by prettily" |
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| "Charlotte Northeast (Ida) and Joe Guzman (Dr. Brown) give terrific and brave performances. Their roles demand both enormous risks and great personal courage. They are brave to the point of frightening." |
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| "Charlotte Northeast's Sunny looks more shiksa than shana maidel, which makes her perfect for the super-assimilated Wellesley student she portrays. Her acting was spot on." |
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"......Charlotte
Northeast (as the) granddaughter Ruby is believable and engaging ........" |
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| "Tales by Twain" strings together some of Twain's best in a delightful way. Director J.C.Stinson and adaptor Gayle Stahlhuth have given the four member cast of Damon Bonetti, Charlotte Northeast, Mathew Staley and Stahlhuth a golden opportunity to exploit their talents to the fullest, and they do just that.......Northeast's Sir Kay was a masterpiece of cross gender comedy. I doubt if any of Arthur's knights really had such fabulous legs. |
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 "This
was a fine year for actresses, as area residents had the good fortune to
see Robin O'Dell in The Pavilion, Jessica Schneider in The Shape of
Things, Colleen McDonnell and Diana Rogers in The Beauty Queen of
Leenane, and Brandy Pedersen in Cloud 9. But most memorable of all last
season's performances was Charlotte Northeast as Juliet in American
Stage's outdoor Romeo and Juliet. This Juliet was young, naive (but
knowledgeable about sex), ready to fall in love at first sight, and to
be true to that love -- based on little more than appearance -- to the
very point of death. She played the balcony scene with so much
innocence, you couldn't help but worry about the dangerous degree of her
inexperience. And she played her death scene with chilling simplicity,
the sadly fanatical simplicity of a child. In a production that was
marred by too much sound and fury, Northeast's Juliet was an oasis of
quiet, heartbreaking sincerity. Surely Shakespeare would have approved." |
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| "As the other star-crossed lover, Northeast displays her command of Elizabethan language as she goes from giddy to forlorn with relative ease. Her Juliet is the most inviting performance of the show. " |
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| "..... it works especially well in the performances of Charlotte Northeast and Ryan Tresser in the title roles......... Northeast and Tresser make a charming couple, singly and together. Watching her clutch her bedspread while dreaming of her wedding night, we see a young girl awash with sexual energy; and Tresser's own moments of solitary expression have a similar sense of wantonness and passion." |
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 "Juliet: Charlotte Northeast is the best thing in the show. This Juliet is young,
naive (but knowledgeable about sex), quite ready to fall in love at first
sight and to be true to that love -- based on little more than appearance
-- to the very point of death...... Northeast's Juliet is an oasis of
emotional truth, a young woman who feels every word that she speaks and
who raises her voice only when circumstances demand it. How does she
handle the balcony scene? With wonderful good feeling, so joyous and
innocent that you can't help but worry about the dangerous degree of her
inexperience. How does she handle her death scene? With the fanatical
simplicity of a child, a sad child. This is a performance to remember and
to learn from; this is Shakespeare." |
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 "Charlotte,
charmingly cavorting on the balcony as if on a jungle gym, communicated a
wisdom beyond her character's 14 years, entreating the impulsive young
swain below her not to swear by the "inconstant moon, that monthly changes
in her orb" but "by thy gracious self........"Northeast is an exceptional
Shakespearean, and her command of the language brings out the confident
poet in the more callow Tresser." |
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| "As Philip’s sister, and Henry’s mistress, the lovely Charlotte Northeast moves gracefully through the plot machinations, clearly defining her love for Henry and her pain at being a pawn in the political game. She is a radiant center to the whirlwind swirling around her." |
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| "Northeast delivers spunk and clarity as the diminutive Viola, who does not at all resemble her brawny lost twin, Sebastion.........Above all, it’s the deft showmanship, the integration of song, dance and circus that makes this Twelfth Night a midsummer evening’s delight." |
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| "Charlotte Northeast ....tells the tale that Shakespeare wrote. Her beautifully spoken, heartfelt Viola would be a boon in any Twelfth Night." |
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| "Brian Tumbaugh scored a triumph as Macbeth .......he recreated Macbeth with an originality unlike any of his predecessors within memory. Charlotte Northeast as Lady Macbeth matched her husband line for line. Northeast is almost a look-alike of the late Maria Callas. She brings a raucous acid bite to her portrayal, the way the opera star did playing Lady Macbeth in the Verdi Opera." |
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| His Juliet is Charlotte Northeast. a Canadian actress with a warm voice and a natural style. She projects the feistiness of a teenager, along with a moony romanticism" |
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| "Equally attractive is Charlotte Northeast's Juliet. In an enchanting game of hard-to-get, her lovely turned up nose lifts a bit higher when Romeo saunters in.........Northeast also shows angry contempt for her family's feelings in her delivery of the "What's in a name?" speech - it's fresh and unexpected." |
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| "Charlotte Northeast plays Prospero’s spirit attendant, Ariel, with confidence and elfin levity." |
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| "Charlotte Northeast, playing Cordelia, is an actor whose performances with this annual festival show increasing maturity and complexity." |
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| "Charlotte Northeast can definitely talk the talk. The Grade 12 student at Glenlyon-Norfolk School won first place in the recent World Public Speaking Championships in Taunton, England. She competed against approximately 50 independent schools from around the world, and took top honours in the impromptu speaking division." |
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| "Tiny, frail Ophelia (15 year old Charlotte Northeast) sparkles in her madness and demonstrates rare ability for one so young." |
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"There were other worthwhile performances........ Charlotte Northeast as a crazed Ophelia." |
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"Charlotte Northeast .....will star in the upcoming production of Spring Awakening at Kaleidoscope Theatre. Charlotte previously played Helen keller in The miracle worker. Director Donnard Mackenzie calls her “an amazing talent." |
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