Roberta Pereira to Leave Playwrights Realm to Lead NY Performing Arts Library
After 8 years with the Realm, Pereira will become the first Latinx director of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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After 8 years with the Realm, Pereira will become the first Latinx director of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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