Paul Smith (he/il, they/iel) is a Thursday-born actor, creator, and director from Stittsville, ON, based in Toronto, ON, exploring how narratives that center marginalized bodies can be adapted into stories of reclamation, innovation, and protest. Outside of their work in education at Blue Bird Theatre Collective and previous administrative work at PACT, Paul’s recent projects include The First Stone (New Harlem Productions, GCTC, Buddies in Bad Times), Anansi v. God(s) (TACTICS), Bush of Ghosts (Blue Bird Theatre Collective), BLACKPenTHER (Cahoots Theatre), the Artist Mentorship Program (Black Theatre Workshop & the National Arts Centre), and cepheloparty! (Paprika Festival’s Creators Unit). When not thinking about the symbiotic relationship between theatre and film, Paul is building his practice through the principles of Sankofa, developing new works, and listening to Frank Ocean (on repeat).