Arielle Paul was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and began her professional career at thirteen when she performed with Dionne Warwick, Ray Charles and other acclaimed artists at Japan’s Nagoya Dome in Isao Tomita’s, Mind of the Universe.  Soon after Arielle attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where she majored in both Music and Theater, and was a member of the prestigious Vocal Jazz Ensemble with whom she won the Monterrey Jazz Festival’s Vocal Competition.  As an actress, Arielle was also honored first place awards at the Cal Poly Shakespeare Festival.  During this period, Arielle acted in commercials and made her film debut in Brent Bambic’s Runaways, which won first place at the 2005 Hollywood Film Festival.

Arielle recently graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UC Berkeley where she double majored in English and Theater.  While studying at Berkeley, Arielle performed in many plays both on campus and professionally in the Bay Area, and studied Commedia dell Arte and Italian Opera while abroad in Siena, Italy.  Some of her favorite roles include Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (State Playhouse), The Young Comrade in The Measure’s Taken (Zellerbach Playhouse), Maia in As We Dead Awaken (Durham Theater), and Janice in Crumble—Lay Me Down Justin Timberlake (Impact Theater).  Arielle is thrilled to be a part of City Kid, and would like to thank Steve Tomkins, Patrick Gandy, Bradley Rapier, and Adrienne Anderson for all their support and encouragement.  She is especially grateful to Peter Bunetta for his guidance, generosity and belief in her from the start.  Her performance is dedicated to her amazing parents, Angela and Alan Paul, to whom she owes everything.