Artistic Director
Kendell Pinkney

Kendell is the founding Artistic Director of “The Workshop”. He is a Brooklyn based theatre-artist, producer, and rabbi. He produces and creates art at the intersection of race, religion, identity and sacred text. He has most recently been featured in the acclaimed new Israeli docuseries "The New Jew" with actor-comedian Guri Alfi, Saturday Night Seder and the “Unholier than Thou'' podcast. His broader collaborative works have been presented at venues such as 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, LABA @ the 14th St. Y, and Two River Theatre, to name a few.

Beyond his creative work, he is the Rabbinical Educator for the Jewish arts and culture organizations Reboot. He is a graduate of the NYU-Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.