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LINDSAY KYTE

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(On the left is Lindsay getting her Masters degree from Sir Paul McCartney. He was telling her where to look for the photo. She was in the process of looking there when this was snapped).
EDUCATION

Masters of Arts 
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

*Masters of Acting program during which feature-length play Tompkinsville was developed and workshopped by staff and students. LIPA was founded by Sir Paul McCartney and when Lindsay graduated, Sir Paul gave her the degree!

Bachelor of Journalism 
University of King’s College

*Trained in broadcast, print, research & public relations/publicity.

Bachelor of Arts  
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design / University of Prince Edward Island

*Drawing, Creative Writing & Theatre 

Independent Television Producers’ Program  Centennial College
*Trained in development writing (synopses, treatments), budgeting, industry research, funding sources, grant writing, resume writing, business plans, etc.

THEATRE
PLAYWRIGHT- Plays Produced (Selected)

Dear Rita - Charlottetown Festival; (upcoming) Savoy Theatre

Tompkinsville - Two Nova Scotia tours at various venues, with a premiere at the Oakville Centre for the Arts
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Toronto Adventures - Festival Antigonish; Grand Bank Theatre Festival; Victoria Playhouse; Membertou Trade & Convention Centre; Atlantic Fringe

*List of independent productions/scripts/workshops available upon request. Other works currently in development.

PERFORMING
Unions: Canadian Actor's Equity Association
                 Actra
                 British Equity
                 Playwrights Guild of Canada
​                 Socan


THEATRE (Selected)

Dear Rita
Rita 1
Charlottetown Festival
Mary Francis Moore

Tompkinsville
Singer
Eastern Front Theatre
Martha Irving

Charlie Blake's Boat
Helen
Social Capital Theatre
Tom McHale

The Fourposter      
Agnes    
Classic Theatre Festival  
Laurel Smith

Blithe Spirit      
Edith    
Classic Theatre Festival  
Laurel Smith

Mirror Game  
Sarah  
Theatre New Brunswick  
Donnie Bowes

Danny, King of Basement
Louise
Theatre New Brunswick
Donnie Bowes

Toronto Adventures  
Lindsay
Victoria Playhouse
Erskine Smith

Toronto Adventures  
Lindsay  
Festival Antigonish  
Lionel "Buddy" Doucette

Land of I Told You So  
Pippa  
Shrimp Magnet Theatre
Kate Keenan

Jillian Jiggs
Jillian
Solar Stage Theatre  
Bill Martyn

Sleeping Beauty
Briar Rose
Solar Stage Theatre  
Bill Martyn

Nine Lives of LMM    
Anne  Shirley
Carrefour Theatre  
A. M. James

The Tempest  
Antonio
Sennheiser Studio  
Keith Woodison

Vinegar Tom    
Margery  
Sennheiser Studio    
Dan Bird

Hedda Gabler       
Thea    
LIPA Studios  
Ian Davies

Almost Improv
Improviser
Various Venues
Aaron Corbett

Anne of Green Gables
Anne
Various Venues    
Various  

FILM/ RADIO/TELEVISION/ INTERNET (Selected)

Murdoch Mysteries  
Principal
Shaftesbury  
Leslie Hope

Toronto Adventures
Lead
www.untv.ca  
Tyler Schlombs

Tracey the Musical
Actor
traceythemusical   
Trevor Campbell

Overture  
Principal
vanishing pointe   
Kevin Uddenberg

Bobby’s Peace
Principal
FatCat Productions
Susan Rodgers

Footsteps
Principal
CBC Shortworks  
Pauline Kaill
                                               
*Commercial list available upon request.

FURTHER TRAINING
  • Classical/Film Acting: Carter Thor Studios, Ron Leach, Bernadette Jones, Sears and Switzer, John Gordon (Equity Showcase),  John Dunsworth, Steve Behal (Equity), Kelsa Kinsly, Joe Wynne (NTS)
  • Workshops: Jerry Etienne (Breathing for Actors) Kim Kierans (Radio) Bob Allison (Television); Tracy Michailidis (Songbook)
  • Voice (Soprano/Alto): Sung-Ha Shin-Bouey, John Karr, Rachelle Boudreau, Peggy Redmond, Abby Anderson, Nick Phillips, Julain Molnar; Tracy Michailidis
  • Improv: Doug Morency (Second City), Cyndi Locke, Mike Ross, Briane Nasimok, Iain Ormsby-Knox  

PRODUCING       

Go Fly A Kyte Productions - formed own production company in 2006, Go Fly A Kyte Productions, which produced Internet series Toronto Adventures for Canada’s first Internet channel, www.untv.ca. Also produced stage play run ofToronto Adventures in 2007 at the Membertou Trade & Convention Centre and the Atlantic Fringe Festival. Produced tours of Tompkinsville, which toured across Canada in 2015 and 2016.

JOURNALISM - PRINT
Freelance 
Lion's Roar (associate editor of
magazine 
formerly called the Shambhala Sun)
The Toronto Star (Toronto newspaper)
The Globe and Mail (national newspaper)
The Toronto Sun (Toronto newspaper)
TRAVELHotNews.com/PAX (online travel publication)
Eye (Toronto alternative weekly)
Open Jaw (travel trade website)
Chicken Soup for the Soul Magazine (international magazine)

The Daily News (Halifax newspaper)
Yahoo.ca (news website)
DREAMSCAPES (quarterly magazine)
The Cape Breton Post (daily newspaper)
The Coast (Halifax alternative weekly)
The Buzz (PEI arts and entertainment publication)
Reverb (Halifax music publication)
The Telegraph Journal (New Brunswick newspaper)
Boardwalk (Sydney arts and entertainment publication)
The Cape Bretoner (Cape Breton magazine)
Beingwell Magazine (Toronto magazine)
The North Toronto Post (Toronto newspaper)
Esprit (quarterly magazine)
Progressive Choices (Canadian business women’s magazine)
Perth Courier (weekly publication)
The Cape Breton Post (Toronto Adventures)
The Buzz (About Town)
The Cadre (Kyte Spyte)

BROADCAST

Radio
DNTO (freelancer - CBC Radio program)
Journey to Tompkinsville (feature voice - CBC radio documentary)
Radio Room (host - CKDU)
CJCB  (remote operator; voice of several ads)   

Television
You CAN Do It! (host - television documentary)     
CBC Charlottetown TV (intern reporter -- Compass, The Maritimes Tonight)
Halifax This Week (cable news program)

SPEAKER/HOST


Keynote Speaker (TEDx) who has given several keynotes across Canada on creativity, community, cooperatives, co-operation and cyberbullying, including a TEDx talk. Serves as frequent keynote speaker for the co-operative movement. Have also emceed conferences, corporate events, AGMs, etc. Also hosts workshops in funding for the arts.
                                              

DOCUMENTARY/ TV/ FILM

Script Writer/Researcher/Research Editor for documentary and television production companies including Castlewood Productions, Banger Films, Gorica Productions, Kyoko Productions and Wind Chime Productions. Duties included research, writing synopses and treatments, interviewing, script writing and advising and pitching.

FUNDING

Funding Researcher/Writer/Consultant - have researched/written funding documents/grant applications for several companies, including Acting Up Stage Theatre, Stephanie Gorin Casting Inc., Black Box Theatre, etc. as well as for several individual artists. Also teach funding workshops and serve as funding consultant for individuals. Served as funding officer for artsCape Breton.

WEBSITE CONTENT

Website Content Writer for various individuals/businesses, such as Thread Branded, Seventh Street Sound, Granville Records, Sweet Caesar, Grant Tilly, Songbirds, etc.

PUBLICITY
                            
Publicity Writer for individuals and productions, including Brad Reid, Songbirds, Grant Tilly, Clutch, Funny Business, Toronto Adventures, My Side of the Country, etc.

EXPERIENCE / ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Travel journalist who has written about and visited numerous destinations worldwide.
  • Weekly e-mail series Toronto Adventures read by over 1000 people across Canada, published in compilation form by both The Toronto Star and The Telegraph Journal.
  • Poetry published in several anthologies.
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ASS DANCE AD
A photo of Lindsay's famous "ass dance" was once the feature of a national print ad for Rogers cell phones, appearing on movie screens, bus shelters and garbage cans. Yes, garbage cans. Her parents were never prouder.
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