PAIGE SPARA Words by JORDAN MELENDREZ Photos by CATHERINE POWELL Hair & Make-Up by BRENDAN ROBERTSON
You can tell by her rapid fire speech and bubbly personality that Paige Spara is elated. It may have something to do with that fact that a co-worker sent her a letter saying he loves her — well, her character, Audrey. This is where the audience finds themselves in the first episode of ABC Family’s Kevin From Work, a single-camera, workplace comedy. Kevin (Noah Reid) is prepared to move overseas to start a new job, and he figures he has nothing to lose, so he writes a letter to his cubicle mate Audrey (Paige), declaring his love for her. Obviously, things can’t work that simply; the job falls through, and Kevin finds himself back at the office. With Audrey. Cue the discomfort. Kevin From Work, directed by Barbie Adler of Arrested Development and How I Met Your Mother, focuses on the awkward moments — the double-takes, the offbeat one-liners — and Paige loves every bit of it. The quirky characters, such as her roommate Patti (Punam Patel), Kevin’s sister Roxie (Jordan Hinson) and Kevin’s friend Brian (Matt Murray), make the moments between the dialogue, whether it’s a facial expression or gesture or something that you wouldn’t get from just listening to what they are saying. Sometimes the simple gestures are the most comical. “It’s so hard to keep a straight face. But this team, this cast’s so supportive, so collaborative,” Paige says. “I feel so safe because this is my first real TV acting job.” Not only is Paige excited about landing the role, but she is also a boisterous person, and her life-long dream 26