Making its world premiere in 2021 is an inspiring production celebrating the life and songs of the Maritimes’ most beloved singer-songwriter, Rita MacNeil. Woven around a script from Cape Breton’s Lindsay Kyte and arrangements by P.E.I.’s Mike Ross, Dear Rita features a powerful ensemble of actors accompanied by a sizzling hot band. Sponsored by Key Murray Law, this production plays on the Confederation Centre of the Arts Mainstage June 29 to August 6. “Dear Rita is a musical love-letter to a tr