04 Sep 2019
Lied Center presents 4th biennial ASCAP/Grow a Show and Broadway at the Lied
Lincoln, Neb.--“Broadway at the Lied” on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts is a showcase of the best of Broadway, performed by some of Nebraska’s top talent, and joined onstage by professional Broadway composer Scott Frankel and lyricist Michael Korie.
The cast of the show will feature award-winning University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni, students and Equity artists, accompanied by a professional music ensemble.
04 Sep 2019 By Kathe C. Andersen
Film editor, UNL alum Krings presents Q&A at Ross
Lincoln, Neb.--Joseph Krings, a film editor and a 1998 graduate of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, will be on campus in September to participate in the Norman A. Geske Cinema Showcase at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center and visit classes in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
29 Aug 2019
Elliott is featured speaker at premiere IGNITE colloquium
Megan Elliott, the founding director of the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, will be the featured speaker at the premier IGNITE colloquium on Friday, Aug. 30 from 12:30-1:50 p.m. in CEMA 101. The event is free and open to the public.
IGNITE is a weekly colloquium for all Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts students, which will involve guest lectures, workshops and seminars around creative development and professional development. The colloquiums are open to the entire university community, as well as the public.
28 Aug 2019 By Kathe C. Andersen
From the Howell Theatre to the Broadway stage: Tebo earns supporting role in revival of 'Oklahoma'
Lincoln, Neb.--Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film alumnus Mitch Tebo (B.F.A. 1972) is playing the supporting role of Andrew Carnes in the revival of , now playing on Broadway and winner of this year’s Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
“It has been great,” Tebo said. “I am part of an ensemble in a supporting role. It is the ensemble nature of this production that has been the most satisfying aspect. It is a wonderful and talented cast, many of whom I’ve worked with since the first production of the show at Bard College SummerScape in 2015.”
26 Aug 2019
Nebraska's 'transformative' emerging media arts program opens
Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will welcome the “wizards and pirates and magicians of the world” when it opens the doors on its new Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts on Aug. 26.
15 Aug 2019
Applications open for We Are Nebraska internship
Lincoln, Neb.--Applications are now open for a new internship opportunity for University of Nebraska–Lincoln students of all majors titled WE ARE NEBRASKA Interns.
WE ARE NEBRASKA is a revolutionary internship program that trains students who have shown a commitment to grow as Inclusive & Diverse leaders using a hybrid of APPLIED IMPROV and APPLIED THEATRE.
12 Aug 2019 By Kathe C. Andersen
Carson School students study at Shakespeare’s Globe in London
Lincoln, Neb.--Eighteen students from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film studied internationally this summer at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England, thanks to support from the Hixson-Lied Endowment. They were accompanied by Assistant Professor of Practice Wesley Broulik.
Alejandro Alarcon, a junior performance major from Sutton, Nebraska, was one of the students on the trip.
15 May 2019
Hixson-Lied Faculty, Staff awards presented
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied Faculty and Staff Awards were presented at the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Honors Day celebration on Saturday, April 27, 2019. These awards are made possible by the Hixson-Lied Endowment.
The following awards were presented:
24 Apr 2019
Carson School senior to intern at NFL Films
Lincoln, Neb.--Reed Ellefson, a senior film and new media major in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film from Rapid City, South Dakota, has received a cinematography internship with NFL Films.
“We are so proud of Reed,” said Professor of Film Sharon Teo-Gooding. “It is always gratifying when our hard-working students have their efforts rewarded with an opportunity such as this one with NFL Films.”
15 Apr 2019
College Alumni Board Awards announced
Lincoln, Neb.--The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Alumni Board has selected the recipients of this year’s Alumni Board Awards. The awards will be presented at the College’s Honors Day Dinner on Saturday, April 27. The dinner is by invitation only.
For a full list of Honors Day awards recipients, click HERE.
The Alumni Achievement Awards honor alumni from each academic area of the college who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and overall professional excellence.