Team

Artistic Producer

Amanda Lin 林美智 (she/her) is a queer Taiwanese-Canadian multi-disciplinary artist with the goal of using art and storytelling to cultivate compassionate and dynamic communities. She is a member of the Labour in the Arts Collective where she co-hosts free community events for artsworkers. She has worked with companies such as Cahoots Theatre, Nightwood Theatre, Single Thread Theatre, Theatre Direct, Why Not Theatre, and Young People’s Theatre. Her first full-length play, Between a Wok and a Hot Pot premiered with Cahoots Theatre in January 2023 and received 6 Dora nominations in the Independent category, including Outstanding Performance for Amanda and Outstanding Production. Amanda enjoys lying on the floor.

General Manager

Julia Dickson (she/her) is an arts manager, producer, and educator currently based in Tkaronto, the place in the water where the trees are standing. Her practice centres around the idea of creating supportive spaces that prioritize the artists and their working experience, which includes examining the systemic challenges in place within the arts sector and working to remove barriers both for audiences and for artists to experience live performance. Across her practice, she has worked with companies such as 1s1 Theatre, SummerWorks Festival, Why Not Theatre, Studio 180 Theatre, Young People's Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Crossroads Theatre (formerly Shakespeare in Action), and County Stage. On top of her work at paprika, she is also currently the Managing Producer of ARC. She has a post-graduate certificate in Arts Administration and Cultural Management from Humber College, and a Bachelor of Education with a focus on Artist in the Community Education from Queen's University. She can always be persuaded to get an ice cream cone.

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Communications Producer

Juliet Jones-Rodney (she/her) is a singer, writer, actor, and producer born and raised in Toronto. As a Black woman, she allows her history and perspective to inform her work and looks to centre identities of Blackness in her pieces. Juliet was a part of the Playwright’s Unit in the 2021 season of the Paprika Festival in which her play Forest for the Trees debuted. Currently she is a part of the Write from the Hip Playwright’s cohort at Nightwood Theatre. 

Outside of theatre, Juliet is an emerging singer/songwriter who released her debut single Free Falling in January 2022. She is also the founder of the Grounded Concert Series, a set of intimate concerts designed to highlight local Toronto artists and connect them over good food, good music and great cannabis. As a Paprika alumni, Juliet is excited to take on the role of Communications Producer and assist other artists as they explore their artistic expressions. 

Production Manager

Aaheli Mukherjee (she/her) is a Toronto-based arts enthusiast with a blend of cultural experiences, weaving her South-Asian heritage with her upbringing in the Middle East and present life in Canada- a classic Third Culture Kid. As she cultivates her role as a Production Manager/ Producer/ Arts Administrator in Toronto theatre, she is currently in her third season with the Paprika Festival. Recent professional highlights include PM/TD for Crossroads Theatre (formerly known as Shakespeare in Action) since 2023 and PM for the world premiere of Earworm by Nowadays Theatre in association with Crows Theatre (2024) & The Caged Bird Sings by Moderntimes Stage Company at the Aga Khan Museum (2024). Her passion and work focus on championing emerging artists, collaborating with diverse theatre companies, and cultivating spaces where innovative and accessible art thrives through anti-colonial and inclusive practices.

Associate Festival Producer

Rosalind Goodwin (fae/she/they) is an Irish settler based in Tkarón:to. Originally from Treaty 6 territory and the small town of Ponoka, Rosalind finished a BFA in Performance Arts at the University of Lethbridge before relocating for work. Rose has since produced Jizz Sock for the 2015 Toronto Fringe Festival, and Rose’s Buds- A Trans Cabaret for the 2021 Paprika Festival. She has also co-produced the short film Scaring Women at Night which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Most recently rose produced Hermaphroditus at the 2023 Toronto Fringe Festival. Fae currently are doing a Master’s in Theatre, Drama and Perfomance Arts at the University of Toronto.

General Management Mentee

Lucy McPhee (they/she) is a queer stage manager, producer, and fundraiser, and they are currently the Development Manager at Toronto Fringe. They have previously worked on shows with companies like Buddies in Bad Times, Musical Stage Company, Tarragon Theatre, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Mirvish, and Toronto Fringe, and their first ever show out of school was at the 2016 Paprika Festival! Lucy has a certificate in community development, and are a textile artist and tabletop roleplaying game fanatic!