Lindsay Kyte

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 gave Kyte her degree. Kyte has performed on stages and screens across Canada. Her play Tompkinsville, with music by Kyte and Ian Sherwood, won Merritt awards for “Outstanding Score” and “Outstanding Production.” Her Toronto Adventures was produced by Festival Antigonish, Victoria Playhouse, and Grand Bank Theatre. Rita MacNeil’s son chose Kyte and Mike Ross to create Dear Rita, premiering at the Charlottetown Festival and Savoy Theatre, and in 2024 in Ontario/Newfoundland with Tweed & Company and Terra Bruce. Dear Rita will now run at Neptune Theatre. Dear Rita won the Merritt award for “Outstanding Score.” Kyte’s Open Casket Open Mic premiered at Victoria Playhouse, with music by Kyte, Terra Spencer, and Garry Williams.