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.
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 (*).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
08 Feb 2013
New libretto of "Candide" given regional premiere
The UNL School of Music and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film present the regional premiere of Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of "Candide," Leonard Bernstein’s 1956 operetta. Performances are February 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and February 24 at 3:00 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall, 11th and Q streets.
14 Jan 2013
UNL to host regional Kennedy Center theatre festival
The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film will be hosting more than 1,500 students and faculty from more than 70 colleges and universities from around the region at the Region V Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Jan. 20-26, 2013, in Lincoln. It’s their first time hosting the festival in about 10 years.
Region V covers North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota and Iowa. UNL will be hosting the Region V festival in both 2013 and 2014.