Recently appointed Chief Executive of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), Rachel Healy has a formidable background in the performing arts, bringing both managerial leadership and artistic credentials to her new role. Born and raised in Adelaide, she tells ArtsHub: “I fell in love with the theatre when I saw the musical, Annie, in Adelaide as a young girl and my passion for the performing arts has never abated since then.”
Meeting in her office overlooking the Brisbane River at Southbank, Healy brims over with enthusiasm for the arts and, after just three months, is clearly relishing her new role. Determined not to repeat herself in terms of her career trajectory, Healy mentions that working in cultural policy as Executive Manager for the City of Sydney was one of the highlights of her career.
