THEATRE REVIEWS
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES at Baltimore Center Stage
“Montbertrand expertly portrays the typical French aristocrat prior to the Revolution” – DCTHEATRESCENE.COM
FOOL (world premiere by Theresa Rebeck) at The Alley Theatre
“Carine Montbertrand is excellent as the Cassandra-like Lizabeth, resourceful and resilient despite her constant
prophecies of gloom and doom.” – HOUSTON CHRONICLE
“As the kitchen wench Lizabeth, Carine Montbertrand captivates the audience.She capably
delivers every ounce of the rare, but rich, subtext that passes beyond the fourth wall and lands in the minds of
the audience.” – BROADWAYWORLD.COM
“Montbertrand is energetic, quick, subtle and vastly amusing” – HOUSTON PRESS
NIGHT OF THE IGUANA at UD REP
“As Hannah, one of Williams’ greatest creations, Ms. Montbertrand carefully reveals, incrementally and with telling
emotional detail, the unexpected dimensions of this complex woman… in this portrayal, we are treated to a
thrilling depiction of a woman of great empathy and fearlessness by an actress who possesses those same onstage
gifts. Ms. Montbertrand embraces silence as well as speech, and she sees as well as observes, in a riveting
performance that reveals both Hannah’s story and strength.” – WILMINGTON NEWS JOURNAL
PRIVATE LIVES at Hartford Stage
“Louise, Montbertrand, draws big laughs in her small moments onstage. THE WESTFIELD NEWS
The other stand-out moments came from the actress with the least stage time, Carine Montbertrand, who plays French
maid, Louise. All of her lines are in French, so she plays up her character in such an animated way that even if you
don’t know what she’s saying, you laugh because of her fierce reactions.” – Entertainment CONNeCT
HENRY V with Classical Theatre of Harlem
“Surrounded by a game and tireless ensemble, most notably the hilarious Carine Montbertrand in an array of vastly
different roles” – THE VILLAGE VOICE
“Of this happy few, pint-sized Carine Montbertrand is the stand-out, as she takes on the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the inebriated Nym, and giggly French lady-in-waiting Alice.” – THEATREMANIA
“Particularly notable are the comic turns by Carine Montbertrand as the nattering Archbishop of Canterbury, the
rascally soldier Nym, and the giddy Alice.” – BACKSTAGE
“Carine Montbertrand is especially hilarious in her various roles… Speaking French with her lady, she is all gesture
to the point that you follow every nuance of meaning whether or not you know the Gallic tongue.” – HUFFINGTON POST
THE LITTLE FOXES at UD REP
“Almost magical: The fragile, sensitive, morally sound and appropriately named Birdie Hubbard, who drinks to
anesthetize her pain, and owns the front third of the last act. As she did with her Laura Wingfield in the REP’s
“The Glass Menagerie,” Carine Montbertrand plays Birdie with exquisite care and grace.” – WILMINGTON NEWS JOURNAL
THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI at UD REP
“Carine Montbertrand, who plays Ui, clearly has to drive the production. She does so brilliantly.” – WILMINGTON NEWS
JOURNAL
“Montbertrand is a walking cartoon, a sadistic killer clown who lurches and slithers across the other characters,
the stage, and the audience. She easily competes with the other great Uis of recent vintage (Antony Sher, London,
1991; John Turturro, New York, 1991; Martin Wuttke, Berlin, 1995; Al Pacino, New York, 2002; Scot McKenzie,
Washington, D.C., 2006).” – BROAD STREET REVIEW
“Soon Ui appears, a grotesque like that other murderer Richard III, played with perverse mastery by Carine
Montbertrand.” – THE BROADKILL REVIEW
OTHELLO at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Acclaim Award received for Supporting Performance at Emilia
Cincinnati Entertainment Award Nomination for Best Visiting Actress as Emilia
“Emilia, wife of Iago and maid to Desdemona, becomes a veritable Fury. Carine Montbertrand gives herself over to the
role of avenging angel in one of the play’s finest performances.” – CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
RICHARD III on tour and Off Broadway with The Acting Company
“But this work is owned by Carine Montbertrand as the hauntingly widowed Queen Margaret, who eschews stereotype as
the ghostly conscience who dogs the “poisonous, hunchbacked toad” – THE DENVER POST
MACBETH on tour and Off Broadway with The Acting Company
“Carine Montbertrand’s sleepwalking scene as Lady Macbeth had such startlingly compelling truth that one could have
wished the playwright had prolonged her descent into madness. The nuanced layers of her physical, emotional, and
psychological characterization eloquently spoke to her haunting past and inexorable march into self destruction.” –
PORTFOLIO WEEKLY
PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE (Germaine) at Capital Repertory Theatre
“They are excellent, especially Ms. Montbertrand, who speaks in long, logical paragraphs that ride easily on one
long breath. She is skilled and witty in equal measure.” – THE CHRONICLE
KING LEAR (Fool) at the Pioneer Theatre Company
“Carine Montbertrand beautifully balances edgy wit and wisdom with genuine concern for Lear in her portrait” – SALT
LAKE CITY TRIBUNE
DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER at the Hangar Theatre
“As the cook, Montbertrand is a force of nature-coarse, greedy, oversexed, and tacky beyond belief. She grates the
moment she opens her mouth and then, from one outrageous moment to another, completely charms-a brilliant
comedienne.” – ITHACA TIMES
“Carine Montbertrand as Suzie the cook turns every entrance into a show stopper.” – SYRACUSE NEW TIMES
BLITHE SPIRIT at the Hangar Theatre
“Her Elvira is an unalloyed joy, a predatory feline who preens and prances and drapes herself around the room.” –
THE ITHACA JOURNAL
“The actor who sets the bar for energy and joy of performance is surely Carine Montbertrand as Elvira.” – THE ITHACA
TIMES
HENRY V at the Utah Shakespearean Festival
“Other key roles include the beautiful young Princess Katharine of France, exquisitely played by Carine
Montbertrand.” – DESERET NEWS
