Jeff Maess Joins Center Productions

Jeff Maess joins Center Productions after having been the Executive Director of the Pike Performing Arts Center in Indianapolis. While at Pike, Jeff was responsible for the management and operations of the Center's 1,400-seat proscenium theatre and 125-seat Studio Theatre, and the selection of programming for a subscription series of regional, national and International Artists.

Jeff is pleased to have presented a diverse series of performers, including Franc D'Ambrosio, Sam Harris, Avner the Eccentric, Quartetto Gelato and Riders in the Sky, along with dance companies BodyVox, Complexions and Tapestry Dance Company, among others. Jeff was also pleased to have presented the Kennedy Center's Theater for Young Audiences On Tour program as part of his educational outreach efforts.

Jeff also programmed curriculum-based school matinee shows for the Center's Linking Education and the Arts Program (LEAP) series, including a production of "Blues Journey," presented as part of the prestigious Kennedy Center's Theater for Young Audiences On Tour program.

As the Executive Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis, Jeff secured the orchestra's participation in Celebration II, a commemorative event put on by LucasFilm Ltd. to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the motion picture, Star Wars. Jeff had the pleasure of working with the event's emcee, Anthony Daniels, better known to many as his Star Wars character, C-3PO.

Jeff has been a member of the Indianapolis Consortium of Arts Administrators, League of Indianapolis Theatres and the Indiana Presenters Network. He has a BA in Economics and Business Administration from Alfred (NY) University.