 Mike Ross became the sixth director of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in 1997. He came to the Center from the Miller Theatre at Columbia University in New York City where, under his direction, the Theatre was recognized by The New Yorker as "the city's hottest hotbed of innovative programming."
Deeply committed to embracing the art of the past as well as the art of our time across disciplines, aesthetic sensibilities, and cultural legacies, Mike views the Center simultaneously as a potent blending of classroom, laboratory, and public square. He is an active board member of numerous local, state, and national arts organizations, including the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, the American Arts Alliance, and the Illinois Arts Alliance. He attributes his experience as a professional classical, jazz, and rock musician, and his interest in the literary and visual arts and broader cultural history as major influences on the creative and collaborative nature of his work in arts administration.
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