Kelvin Dinkins , Jr.

Kelvin Dinkins, Jr. is the Executive Director of American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.  Kelvin joins A.R.T. following a five-year tenure as the Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor Adjunct in Theater Management at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University and the General Manager of Yale Repertory Theatre.  Prior to Yale, Kelvin served as General Manager of Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey where he produced over 25 productions and 2 original cast albums, including Be More Chill.  Kelvin currently serves on the Board of Directors for the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and the Board of Trustees for the Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and the Graduate Board of Trustees for the Princeton University Triangle Club.  Kelvin has served as the Chair and Co-Chair of the LORT Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee since 2016 and has developed initiatives to influence organizational culture and representation of BIPOC leadership in executive leadership and the theatre industry at large.  Kelvin is an inaugural member of the TCG SPARK Leadership Program for the professional development of leaders of color and was awarded TCG’s Leadership(U): Continuing Ed grant. Kelvin is a co-coordinator for the LORT-Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival ASPIRE Arts Leadership fellows program supporting the development of future theatre industry leaders.  Kelvin developed his passion for theater management and producing while an undergraduate at Princeton University where he received his A.B. degree in English and received a Certificate in Theatre & Dance from the Lewis Center for the Arts. Kelvin earned his M.F.A. in Theatre Management & Producing from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.