19 Oct 2017
Theatrix opens season with 'Nebraska: Nice'
Lincoln, Neb.--Theatrix, the student-run theatre company within the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will open its 2017-2018 season with Nebraska: Nice, written and directed by Carson School students Hunter Mruz and Lindsey Parodi.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26-28, and 2 p.m. on Oct. 29. All performances take place in the Lab Theatre in the Temple Building at 12th and R Streets. Nebraska: Nice contains mature language and themes that may not be suitable for all audiences.
13 Oct 2017
Carson Center to co-host Google Cloud conversation
Lincoln, Neb.—Megan Elliott, Director of the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts and Brendan Harkin, founder and director of X-Media Lab, are hosting a Nebraska Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data-Driven Innovation Meetup featuring Josh Ellis, customer engineer for Google Cloud Platform.
The meetup is Monday, Nov. 6 from 5-7 p.m. at Fuse Coworking Space, 151 N 8th St., 5th floor, in Lincoln. The event is free and open to the public.
27 Sep 2017 By Kathe C. Andersen
Carson School alumnus Flick is level designer for Sonic Mania videogame
Lincoln, Neb.--Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Alumnus Brad Flick (B.F.A. 2010) worked on the creative team as a level designer for the new Sonic Mania video game released in August by SEGA.
Christian Whitehead, Headcannon and PagodaWest Games, who were all chosen for their work in the Sonic community, developed the game in collaboration with SEGA of America. Sonic Mania celebrates the series’ 25th anniversary and features the best of Classic Sonic, while pushing the envelope forward with 60 frames-per-second gameplay and pixel-perfect physics.
21 Sep 2017 By Kathe C. Andersen
'Tea Time Movie' skit actress Teresa Ganzel is next Carson Lecturer
Lincoln, Neb.— Teresa Ganzel, a comedic actress and recurring cast member of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson who starred as the Tea Time Lady and other characters in many other popular skits on the show, will present the next Carson Lecture on Friday, Oct. 6 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.
20 Sep 2017
World-renowned Alloy Orchestra returns to the Ross
Lincoln, Neb.--The world-renowned Alloy Orchestra returns to The Ross on Saturday, Sept. 30 for two performances, providing live, original accompaniment for the silent films "The Lost World" (1925) at 3 p.m. and "A Page of Madness" (1926) at 7 p.m.
20 Sep 2017
Nebraska Repertory Theatre launches new, year-round season with 'Abigail/1702'
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre, the state’s only regional professional theatre, associated with the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, launches its first year-round season September 30, 2017 with ABIGAIL/1702 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
08 Sep 2017
Carson School presents work created at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London this summer
Lincoln, Neb.--Get a behind-the-scenes look at the work created by Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film students at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London this summer when they present "Journeys End in Lovers Meeting: JCSTF at Shakespeare's Globe."
The event is Saturday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, which is located on the first floor of the Temple Building at 12th and R sts. Free admission, but seating is limited. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
23 Aug 2017
Carson Center taps arts, entertainment leaders for input, strategy
Lincoln, Neb.--Twenty-five international leaders and innovators in new media will offer their advice and expertise to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's new Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
24 Jul 2017
Nebraska Rep, Lied Center announce production change for March 2018
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre and the Lied Center for Performing Arts announce a change in production for their March, 2018 joint venture.
The new production is AVENUE Q by Jeff Whitley, music & lyrics by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx. Dates of production remain the same: March 2 - March 16, 2018, at the Lied Center’s Johnny Carson Theater.
20 Jul 2017
Carson School students study abroad at Globe Theatre in England
Lincoln, Neb.--Sixteen students from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and one student from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications studied internationally this summer at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England, thanks in part to support from the Hixson-Lied Endowment.
Assistant Professor of Practice Wesley Broulik, who accompanied the students to London, said the experience was life-changing for the students.