Roberta Pereira

Roberta Pereira is a Tony-nominated, Olivier Award-winning arts administrator and producer. She is the incoming Barbara G. and Lawrence A. Fleischman Executive Director of the Library for the Performing Arts in New York City. Most recently, she was Executive Director of The Playwrights Realm, an Off-Broadway theater company devoted to supporting early-career playwrights, where she produced several shows, including the world premiere of The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, which was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Previously, Roberta developed and produced shows on Broadway and the West End. Roberta is also the Co-Founder and Managing Editor of Dress Circle Publishing, which publishes theater-themed books. She is a lecturer at David Geffen School of Drama and consults with the Miranda Family Fellowship. As a Latinx arts administrator, she has been a speaker on arts administration and inclusion in the arts in multiple forums, including BroadwayCon, NYU/Tisch, Juilliard, Macalester College, Wesleyan University, Yale University, and Commercial Theatre Institute. Roberta graduated from David Geffen School of Drama's Theater Management program and Wesleyan University. She is originally from Brazil and lives in New York City with her daughter.