 Brian Paisley became the manager in early 1994 . Paisley had a history with the Princess ; he operated the small , independent Chinook Theatre out of the basement from 1980 to 1983 . This organization was the seed of Paisley ’ s Fringe Theatre Event , which he founded while still working out of this space in 1982 . This event was the original Edmonton International Fringe Festival , now the largest event of its kind in North America . 
