PRICES

Tickets for Paprika are by donation! Choose any of the following options when booking your ticket:

FREE!

$5 -Equivalent to 1 Printed Script

$15 - Equivalent to 1 Artist Lunch

$25 - Equivalent to 1 Hour of Rehearsal Space

$50 - Equivalent to 1 hour 1-on-1 Mentorship

$150 - Equivalent to one Guest Artist for program sessions

• May 12

  6:00PM
  Community Event: Playwrights Canada Press Pop-Up Shop
  
  7:00PM
  Directors Lab:
  The Walls Enclosing
  Anansi V. God(s)

  9:00PM
  Community Event: Alumni Reading
  
  10:00PM
  Community Event: Opening Night Party

• May 13

  7:00PM
  Community Event: The AMY Project Sharing
  
  9:00PM
  Community Event: Emerging Artist Open Mic

• May 14

  7:00PM
  Indigenous Arts Program:
  the piano in my mother’s home
  Sisterhood
  

• May 15

  11:30AM
  GOODIE BAG! Happy Birthday Edition
  
  This event offers a day of free acupuncture treatments and flash tattoos (and other things to put in your goodie bag) for transgender performing artists + creators.
  
  3:30PM
  Community Event: Playwrights Canada Press Pop-Up Shop

  3:30PM
  Neighbourhood Lemonade Stand
  
  7:00PM
  Directors Lab:
  The Walls Enclosing
  Anansi V. God(s)

  8:45PM
  Design Lab: Project Design Workshop

• May 16

  6:00PM
  Community Event: Playwrights Canada Press Pop-Up Shop
  
  7:00PM
  Playwrights Unit:
  Kim is Dead.
  Dream House/Doll House
  Made of Glass
  
  9:15PM
  Community Event: Closing Reception
  

Native Earth Performing Arts is proud to be in its 10th year of partnership with the Paprika Festival.

Welcome to the 25th annual Paprika Festival!

Paprika Festival is a 25-year-old performing arts company that offers emerging artists and arts administrators access to paid opportunities, mentorships, and hands-on labs to develop their artistic practices and gain professional experience in production, creation, and arts management. This work culminates in a performing arts festival of new work by young and emerging artists in the Greater Toronto Area.

This year’s Festival will showcase the work of the Directors Lab, Design Lab, Playwrights Unit, and Year 1 of the Indigenous Arts Program. Alongside these offerings: a full slate of free community programming, including an open mic, alumni staged reading, lemonade stand, and more!

SHOW DATES AND TIMES FOR AKI STUDIO PRESENTATIONS

(Please note all shows are mask mandatory while in Aki Studio)

1. Tuesday May 12th 7:00pm The Walls Enclosing / ANANSI v. GOD(s)

2. Tuesday May 12th 9:00pm Alumni Staged Reading: VOLCÁN

3. Wednesday May 13th 7:00pm The AMY Project Showcase And Talkback

4. Wednesday May 13th 9:00pm Emerging Artists Open Mic

5. Thursday May 14th 7:00pm Indigenous Arts Program Showcase

6. Friday May 15th 7:00pm The Walls Enclosing / ANANSI v. GOD(s) + Design Lab talkback

7. Saturday May 16th 7:00pm Playwrights Unit Showcase