John Arthur Pinckard
2009 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Recipient
John Arthur Pinckard is a two-time Tony nominated producer. His work has included Green Day’s
American Idiot on Broadway. Other notable credits include the hit production of Slava's Snowshow on
Broadway, which toured Australia, and the feature film Maam’s Crossing which filmed in Ireland in the
fall of 2010. In 2005 he was named by Hal Prince as an inaugural recipient of his T. Edward Hambleton
Fellowship for creative commercial producers, via which he is developing a new play for Broadway
under the mentorship of a panel of advisors led by Hal himself. His career in producing and arts
management began in 1999, when he became the interim Artistic Director of the reputed All Children’s
Theatre in Gainesville, FL. During his season-long tenure, he inaugurated the company’s first co-
production with a New York company, and he implemented a rigorous new audience outreach program
that quintupled the small company’s box office income. He soon began producing independently,
bringing to New York the Chicago hit Verbatim Verboten, which enjoyed a sold-out run at the legendary
Fez until that venue closed its doors. His next production, the FringeNYC phenomenon Silence! The
Musical! was the biggest hit in Fringe history. It won the Outstanding Musical award and brought John
to the attention of the Broadway community. Since 2006 he has shared an office with Tony-winning
producer Randall Wreghitt and works both independently and in partnership with Mr. Wreghitt. Other
productions include Gutenberg! The Musical! (Chicago), Never Swim Alone (Off Broadway), and Minor
Gods (London); Passed projects include the play The K of D, the feature length documentary At This
Performance, and an original musical comedy about the world of competitive collegiate a cappella. John
is a co-founder of both the FringeNYC Encore Series and the League of Independent Theatre, a trade
organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the well-being of small theatre companies in New
York City. He has been a guest lecturer at Columbia University, University of Central Florida, and at the
University of Florida.
