American Repertory Theater Announces Kelvin Dinkins, Jr, as New Executive Director

3/2/2022 6:47pm


Harvard University Provost Alan Garber and American Repertory Theater Chair Andy Ory has announced the appointment of Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., as the A.R.T.’s next Executive Director. Dinkins is a recognized leader in American theater and a pioneering voice advocating for transformational culture change in theater leadership, management, and the industry at large. He is currently the General Manager of Yale Repertory Theatre and Assistant Dean and Acting Chair of Theater Management at David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. Dinkins serves on the Board of Directors for the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and the Board of Trustees of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), Yale Cabaret, and the Princeton University Triangle Club. He is also the Co-Chair of the LORT Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee where he has developed initiatives to center collective action and raise the racial and gender representation in executive leadership in LORT theaters.  Dinkins will co-lead the A.R.T. in partnership with Diane Paulus, the institution’s Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director, and jointly report to the A.R.T. Board of Trustees and the Provost of Harvard University. He will join the Greater Boston community when he begins his appointment on June 1, 2022. Press contact: Rebecca Curtiss/American Repertory Theater (617/872-8254)...