Team

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.

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

Uchenna Egbuna is a Nigerian-Canadian multidisciplinary performer and creative working across theatre, film, production, and digital communications. An actor with experience in both stage and screen, she frequently moves between the theatre and film worlds, bringing a versatile perspective to every project she joins.

Uchenna has collaborated with independent theatre and film projects in acting and production roles, including stage management, assistant directing, production coordination, and other behind-the-scenes positions. Her production experience has given her a strong understanding of the creative process from both sides of the work, from developing and supporting artists to coordinating the practical details that bring a project to life.

Alongside her creative practice, Uchenna has professional experience in digital marketing, audience outreach, social media, and arts communications. She has worked with Aluna Theatre as a Digital Marketing Coordinator and as a Volunteer Coordinator for RUTAS 2026, supporting festival communications, community outreach, audience engagement, and volunteer coordination.
Having worked across Nigeria, Los Angeles, and Canada, Uchenna brings an international perspective to her practice and a commitment to creating, supporting, and communicating stories that connect with diverse audiences.

Production Manager

Tanvi Vyas (she/her) is a writer and Production and stage manager based in Toronto. A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University's Performance: Production program, Tanvi has a passion for live performance in all its forms. She is dedicated to supporting artists in creating the best possible version of their work.

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.