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Kelvin Dinkins, Jr.

Kelvin Dinkins, Jr. (he/him) is assistant dean and assistant professor adjunct in theatre management at David Geffen School of Drama at Yale and general manager of Yale Repertory Theatre. Kelvin developed his passion for theatre leadership while an undergraduate at Princeton University. Kelvin earned his MFA in theatre management and producing from Columbia University’s School of the Arts and worked as a general manager at Intiman Theatre and Two River Theater. Kelvin is on the board of trustees for the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Theatre Communications Group; he is also co-chair of the LORT Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.

kevin dinkins jr and al heartley
Essay

We Don’t Want Your Statements, American Theatre

or, The Solidarity We Actually Needed

11 June 2020

Al Heartley and Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., Black theatre managers who work in predominantly white American theatres, respond to the recent “solidarity” statements posted by theatres across the country after George Floyd was killed.

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Essay

Embracing Collective Action as a Means of Survival

14 October 2013

Kelvin Dinkins Jr. takes a look at value of collaboration in an an underperforming company in an oversaturated market.

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