Jeff Cantor, Senior Board Member & Master Builder

Jeff’s exposure to theater began years ago with a brief stint as stage manager for two high school productions. Then came a long hiatus until his wife, Alycia, decided to return to the stage in 2003 in Pierot Productions staging of Noises Off! in which Jeff assisted with the set construction. Now officially hooked, he spent the next couple of seasons following Alycia from production to production working on sets for Inspecting Carol, Crazy for You, and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. By this time, Jeff was known to several of the production companies operating out of Kelsey Theatre and was asked to join the Maurer Productions OnStage back stage crew for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (where he was the bus ‘driver’).

Soon after that, in the spring of 2006 while assisting with set construction and back stage crew for Lucky Stiff – and keeping the eye chart warm – Jeff and Alycia were asked to join the Board of Directors of Maurer Productions OnStage and Jeff took on the role of Master Carpenter. Since that time, he has had the privilege to interpret John Maurer’s critically acclaimed set designs in leading the set building efforts for It’s A Wonderful Life, Winne the Pooh – The Musical, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Driving Miss Daisy, Singin’ In The Rain, A Winnie the Pooh Birthday Tail, and Brighton Beach Memoirs. Jeff has even returned to the role of stage manager during the summer of 2008 for A Winne the Pooh Birthday Tail.

Jeff wishes to thank Alycia for introducing him to the world of community theater and John Maurer for this opportunity and his continued mentoring. When not building sets, Jeff can be found tinkering with his ‘56 Imperial or chasing trains. To fund all of these fun activities, Jeff works for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, attempting to minimize the impact of diesel vehicles on the quality of our air.