(On the left is Lindsay getting her Masters degree from Sir Paul McCartney. He was telling her where to look for the photo. She clearly never did figure out where).
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
