Desiree Bartels

19 Jul 2013    

Carson School Freshman receives GE-Reagan Scholarship

Incoming Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Freshman Desiree Bartels of Tobias, Neb., is one of 20 recipients nationwide of a GE-Ronald Reagan Foundation Scholarship.

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Megan Fleming

24 Jun 2013    

Carson School junior earns Academy internship

Megan Fleming, a film and new media junior in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from Lawrence, Kan., is the recipient of a prestigious internship this summer from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation.

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Dennis Henry

03 Jun 2013    

Henry to present at British Shakespeare conference

Dennis Henry, a graduate Directing for Stage and Screen student in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film from San Diego, Calif., has been selected to participate in the 15th annual British Graduate Shakespeare Conference June 6-8 at The Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

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Advertising brochure for the mainstage productions

15 May 2013    

Nebraska Repertory announces summer dates

Nebraska Repertory Theatre, the Actors’ Equity Association professional theatre on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus, announces its performance dates for summer 2013.

Opening Night Receptions follow each opening night performance as indicated with an asterisk (*).

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Dylan Adams

08 May 2013    

Film junior creates music videos for The Lonely Biscuits

An agreement between high school friends led to an experience of a lifetime for Dylan Adams, a junior from Omaha.

For the past couple of years, Adams, a film and new media major, has shot music videos for the band The Lonely Biscuits while being in school at the same time.

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Emily Martinez on stage at the Howell Theatre

18 Apr 2013    

Martinez takes on theatre double-major and more

Emily Martinez, a senior from Ralston, knew she wanted to learn everything she could about the theatre after her first semester of classes.

She came to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as an undeclared major. At the time she was debating between elementary education and theatre.

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Photo of the playwrights and directors enacting scenes

26 Mar 2013    

New Artists Festival closes out Theatrix season

Lincoln, Neb. – Completing the season for Theatrix, the student-operated theatre organization at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, is the annual New Artists Festival 2013. This year NAF is comprised of three 20-minute scripts and one full-length play.

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Aja Jackson

12 Mar 2013    

Lighting student interviews for Hemsley internship

Aja Jackson, a senior from Bellevue, Neb., loves to dance and has a passion for lighting design. With a combination of these two, Jackson decided a few years ago to double major in dance and theatre with a lighting emphasis. Jackson’s goal after graduation is to be a lighting designer for dance and/or opera.

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Savannah Kurtz

28 Feb 2013    

JCSTF sophomore gets internship at O'Neill Theatre

Savannah Kurtz, a sophomore Theatre (Directing and Management) major in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, has accepted a summer internship at the prestigious Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Ct.

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(L-R) Kirstie Smith and Patrick Stayer

28 Feb 2013    

Theatrix opens "Gruesome Playground Injuries"

Theatrix, the student-operated theatre organization at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, will mount Rajiv Joseph’s "Gruesome Playground Injuries," directed by undergraduate acting major Billy Jones. Performances are March 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 10 at 2:00 p.m. in the Lab Theatre located on the 3rd floor of the Temple Building, 12th and R streets.

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