Being on the Advisory Board at the Paprika Festival
By Advisory Board member Aimee Bouchard
A Libra’s Advice on Balance
My name is Paige and I'm in my second year at the University of Toronto, doing a double major in drama studies and cinema studies. In my spare time, I'm an intern at Theatre 20. In my spare spare time, I work an exhausting retail job selling handbags. In my spare spare spare time, I'm a member of the Paprika. To say that I am busy is an understatement. I'm a Libra, so my life is all about balance.
Words of wisdom at The Paprika training day
My involvement with the Paprika Festival was spurred on by a desire to be a part of something different. I wanted to learn more about the world of theater and I wanted to get an inside look at the administrative side of running a festival. Most of all, I wanted to show my support for this community. Prior to my interest in the festival, I had no interaction with the theater community of any kind. Luckily for me, the theater enthusiast is a personable and extroverted breed of artist. At every board meeting or training day, I find that it takes no time at all to be approached by the friendly face of someone I’ve never met before.Although I’ve come to Paprika with a certain air of naivety, I am certainly no stranger to the world of the arts. I have been a musician for as long as I can remember and I have been professionally performing for two years. My experience in music certainly brings me closer to those involved with theater because we are all constantly obsessing over the same questions: