06 Dec 2022
Theatrix to hold spring musical auditions Dec. 9-10
Lincoln, Neb.--Theatrix, the student-run theatre company in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, is holding auditions for its spring musical theatre production of “Ordinary Days.”
Auditions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 in the Lab Theatre (3rd floor Temple Building).
05 Dec 2022
Carson Open Studios event is Dec. 9
Lincoln, Neb.—Students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts and Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film will host an Open Studios event on Friday, Dec. 9. All of the events listed are free and open to the public.
The schedule includes:
• 5-7 p.m. Emerging Media Arts Open Studios at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, 13th and Q sts. The event showcases work in progress by Bachelor of Fine Arts in emerging media arts students.
29 Nov 2022
Theatrix presents ‘Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days’
Lincoln, Neb.--Theatrix, the student-run theatre company in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, presents “Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days” by Marisela Treviño Orta Dec. 1-4.
Performances are Dec. 1-3 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. in the Lab Theatre, which is located on the 3rd floor of the Temple Building at 12th and R streets.
The production is directed by theatre senior Mariana Hermosillo.
18 Nov 2022
Carson Center students network in Los Angeles
Lincoln, Neb.--Twenty-one students and three faculty and staff in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, along with Johnny Carson Endowed Director in Emerging Media Arts Megan Elliott, and Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Dean Andy Belser, attended the Infinity Festival-Hollywood Nov. 2-5.
31 Oct 2022
Theatrix presents ‘Perfect Arrangement’
Lincoln, Neb.--Theatrix, the student-run theatre company in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, presents Topher Payne’s “Perfect Arrangement.”
Performances are Nov. 3-4 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. in the Lab Theatre, which is located on the third floor of the Temple Building, 12th and R streets on the UNL city campus.
Tickets are $7 general admission and $5 students and available online only at https://go.unl.edu/theatrixpa.
27 Oct 2022
Johnny Carson Foundation gives $2.5M to create endowed directorship for Carson Center
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has announced a $2.5 million gift from the Johnny Carson Foundation to create an endowed directorship for the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
14 Oct 2022 By Kathe C. Andersen
Hazell, Ganzel return for Carson Lecture Series program Oct. 30
Lincoln, Neb.--The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film’s Carson Lecture Series returns Sunday, Oct. 30 at 3:30 p.m. in the Swanson Auditorium of the Nebraska Union at 14th and R sts. on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln city campus.
12 Oct 2022
2 faculty from UNL are fellows at MIT Worlding incubator
Lincoln, Neb.—University of Nebraska–Lincoln Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Arts Ash Eliza Smith and Associate Professor of English Kwakiutl Dreher were fellows at the inaugural WORLDLING, a first-of-its kind research and development initiative that explores climate futures at the intersection of documentary, land-use planning, speculative modeling and game-engine technologies.
It is a partnership between Unity Software/the Unity Charitable Fund and the Co-Creation Studio at MIT Open Documentary Lab.
10 Oct 2022
Interdisciplinary artist Vanouse in residence in the Carson Center
Lincoln, Neb.--Interdisciplinary artist Paul Vanouse will be in residence in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts and will present at IGNITE on Friday, Oct. 21 at 12:30 p.m.
The IGNITE colloquium involves guest lectures, workshops and seminars around creative and professional development. IGNITE is free and open to the public.
07 Oct 2022
Endacott screenplay earns film festival honors
Lincoln, Neb.--Professor of Film Richard Endacott has earned film festival success for his screenplay “Turn Over.”
The script has won Best Dramatic Short Script at the Cowpokes International Film Festival in Harrah, Oklahoma; Writer’s Block Award (Best Short Script) at the Snake Alley Festival of Film in Burlington, Iowa; and Best Short Script in the Copa Shorts Film Festival in Maricopa, Arizona.