Discipline: Theatre
Specialties: Playwrighting; Musical Theatre; Collective Creation
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Website: lindsaykyte.com
Lindsay Kyte is a playwright/performer originally from Reserve Mines, Cape Breton. She has a Masters of Acting from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in England (LIPA), where Sir Paul McCartney gave Kyte her degree. Kyte has performed on many stages and screens across Canada and her award-winning play Tompkinsville was declared “a classic — an unforgettable and important addition to the canon of Cape Breton literature.” Kyte’s play Toronto Adventures has also been produced across the East Coast. Kyte was chosen by Rita MacNeil’s family to create Dear Rita, a musical celebration of Rita MacNeil, which was to premiere Summer 2020 at the Charlottetown Festival and the Savoy Theatre. Hoping it sees a stage soon!
Lindsay Kyte is a playwright, performer & songwriter originally from Reserve Mines, Cape Breton. She has a Masters of Theatre from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in England, where Paul McCartney bestowed her degree. Lindsay has performed on stages and screens across Canada. Her play Tompkinsville, with music by Lindsay and Ian Sherwood, won Merritt awards for “Outstanding Score” and “Outstanding Production” and was declared “a classic — an unforgettable and important addition to the canon of Cape Breton literature.” Her play Toronto Adventures was produced by Festival Antigonish, Victoria Playhouse, and Grand Bank Theatre. Her musical Open Casket Open Mic premiered at Victoria Playhouse in 2022, with music by Lindsay, Terra Spencer, and Garry Williams. Rita MacNeil’s son chose Lindsay and Mike Ross to create Dear Rita, which premiered at the Charlottetown Festival in 2021 and has played repeatedly at the Savoy Theatre since 2022. In 2024, Dear Rita played in Ontario and Newfoundland with Tweed & Company and Terra Bruce Productions, followed by a production at Neptune Theatre. Dear Rita won the Merritt award for “Outstanding Score.”