BACKSTAGE AT FRINGE with Krystal Meakins | A Paper Trail
- TW
- Sep 18
- 2 min read
In our very first 'Backstage at Fringe' for 2025, we sat down with Krystal Meakins, Co-producer and Director of A Paper Trail, which opens our Fringe season on September 29 at Theatre Works.
A Paper Trail Travelling through worlds Unseen with creatures Unknown. Join this group of acrobats on an enchanting circus adventure. Where thrilling acrobatics and intricate origami tell a story of friendship and courage. A fairy tale that makes your bedroom walls melt away and there's always another friend around the corner. In a circus show made for kids enjoyed by everyone, A Paper Trail celebrates the power of believing in yourself, discover how from a single paper boat, a whole world can unfold. Nothing bad can happen as long as you stay on the boat! Are you Daring enough to come aboard?
Q: What will audiences find in your show that they won't find anywhere else in fringe?
A: A show that is designed for enthusiastic young people who can’t sit still, you get circus, an origami lesson and to meet the cast all for one ticket.
Q: What will surprise audiences about this work?
A: A show that's entertaining for children and grown ups aliIke. A story kids love and skills parents can’t look away from.
Q: You're on a blind date. Nervously, you walk into the bar. Across the smoke and pool tables you see them - there they are. Your exact target audience member, personified. Can you describe them?
A: 35 year old woman with small children. There drinking an apple juice
Q: What has been the most memorable moment in your process to this point?
Touring A Paper Trail to fringe festivals across the country
Q: When did this show first drop into your head? How did it get to where it is now?
A: A paper trail started as an assessment act when I was a NICA student. 1 paper boat became 2, and then 10 and then there were whales and dolphins and fish. I knew this was an idea I couldn’t put down. I teamed up with my best friends and together we turned our love of circus, our unbreakable friendship, and our passion for kids who don't quite fit in into A Paper Trail.
A Paper Trail plays at Theatre Works from September 29 - October 3. Stay tuned to the Theatre Works Backstage Blog, where we have loads more Backstage at Fringe content on the way!
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