We are not currently accepting applications for the Playwrights Unit. Check back in fall 2025!
In 2024, we are accepting applications for the Creators Unit, Creative Producers, and Indigenous Arts Program.
For more information about Paprika’s programming changes for 2024 and beyond, please click here to read our blog post.
About
The Design Lab provides hands-on experience and mentorship in various elements of design for live performance, with past iterations of the program focusing on Sound Design, Lighting Design, and Costume Design. This digital-hybrid program is for emerging and aspiring designers looking to develop their craft and collaborate with other emerging artists. Artists build their ideation and creation skills with support from professional designers, receive 1-on-1 mentorship, and collaborate with emerging directors and actors to create and execute designs shared at the festival. Workshops and labs are designed around the participants’ interests, and include time for design approaches and processes, experimentation with equipment, and connections professional theatre companies in the GTA.