Team

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 Toronto-based storyteller, creative producer and social media manager. She blends her artistic roots as a singer, songwriter, writer, and actor with her marketing expertise to craft campaigns that feel authentic, engaging, and full of personality. Working with clients like Lakeshore Arts, Toronto’s Union Station and more. A proud Paprika alumni, Juliet has released original music, acted, and written plays. She also founded the Grounded Concert Series, an intimate showcase of Toronto talent. Additionally, Juliet is a member of the Blacksmith Society, a music collective that supports underground artists. Most recently Juliet was a part of the VUKA collective in residence at Theatre Passe Muraille. There she developed her most recent show Black Girl 101. Juliet has performed across the GTA at venues such as Sankofa Square, Theatre Passe Muraille, Tarragon Theatre, and more. She loves to blast to music in the park

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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.

Artistic Producer

Amanda Lin (she/her) is a queer Taiwanese-Canadian theatre writer, producer, and facilitator. Currently, you can find her co-leading the Paprika Theatre Festival as their Artistic Producer. She is a member of the Labour in the Arts Collective where she co-hosts free community events and advocates for better working conditions for arts workers in Canada. 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.

Associate Program 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.

Associate Festival Producer

Keira Marie Forde (She/They) is a multidisciplinary artist and community arts producer who is passionate about culturally relevant art in public spaces. Keira is the artistic producer of community engagement at Toes For Dance, a company that focuses on intercultural dance experiences. Selected performance credits include Ramla and the Desert with Tarragon, their solo show No More News For Nancy with Rendezvous with Madness, The Sankofa Trilogy with the Watah Theatre and Theatre centre, NYC’s Richest Man (web series), Suitable Climate with B current and  SummerWorks. Keira is a proud Parika Alumni with their work Generation Gentrified, inspired by Toronto's rapidly changing communities. In 2025, Keira completed a residency on the decolonization of bodies and the exploitation of culture in Scandinavia at HAUT in Denmark, in partnership with KRA/RAS. Keira is proud of their Trinbagonian heritage and is grateful to Dance leaders such as Miss Coco and Timia Winton-Suri for providing professional spaces to connect with Black Culture through Dance.