Sneak Peek: Paula Abreu Podcast

Paula Abreu: Partnerships and collaboration with community partners or universities has always been a priority for me. I was very thankful to notice that there was already some sort of structure for that when I arrived. We have someone who is a community engagement manager who is amazing, and then we have a director of university and artistic partnership, so there's some structure to it. And for me, what I do is basically work with them, with my colleagues, and try and create opportunities to bring the artists who we're bringing to McCarter to connect more deeply with the community or to connect more deeply with the university. In any sort of collaboration and partnership, it's not a one like a quick transaction, right? There are many conversations, we have to understand our partners' priorities and our priorities, but when it happens, the results are very gratifying. Each partnership takes a different form and shape, but it's worth all the efforts because we create something unique together.