Johnny Carson

22 Oct 2021    By Robb Crouch, University of Nebraska Foundation

Johnny Carson Foundation gives $5M to support more Husker students

Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 22, 2021 — A $5 million gift from the Johnny Carson Foundation, announced Oct. 22 by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will provide tuition assistance to even more students at the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.

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“Sleepdealer” by Alex Rivera, a filmmaker and digital media artist presenting at Flyover Summit 2021 at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts. The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts will host Flyover Summit Oct. 21-22, which will bring together research about rural-urban systems design and environmental futures.

13 Oct 2021    

Carson Center hosts research Flyover Summit Oct. 21-22

Lincoln, Neb.--The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts will host Flyover Summit Oct. 21-22, which will bring together research about rural-urban systems design and environmental futures.

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Andy Park and Jill Hibbard stand inside the immersive world of “ShakesFear,” which opens Oct. 15 in the Studio Theatre.

12 Oct 2021    By Kathe C. Andersen

Something wicked this way comes: ShakesFear opens Oct. 15

Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents “ShakesFear,” Lincoln’s only haunted attraction this Halloween season, which opens Oct. 15 in the Temple Building.

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Using improvisational methods, the We Are Nebraska interns explore their personal stories with social impact and present them in a theatrical experience. Upcoming performances will be held Oct. 6, 13 and 20 on the UNL campus. Photo by Daniela Chavez.

30 Sep 2021    

We Are Nebraska returns with three performances

Lincoln, Neb.--The We Are Nebraska interns return with three performances in October.

The upcoming performances will be:
• Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 5 p.m. in the Cather Dining Complex’s Red Cloud Room (17th and R streets)
• Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union auditorium, 2nd floor (14th and R streets)
• Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cather Dining Complex’s Red Cloud Room

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The Nebraska Repertory Theatre opens its season with Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

25 Sep 2021    By Kathe C. Andersen

Nebraska Rep opens season with ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre opens its 2021-2022 season with William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Directed by Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Director and Nebraska Repertory Theatre Executive Director Christina Kirk, performances are Sept. 29-Oct. 10 in the Temple Building. It opens the Rep season, whose theme this season is “Journey.”

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William Grange's 13th book, titled "Cabaret," was recently released as part of the Forms of Drama series from Methuen Drama in London.

21 Sep 2021    By Kathe C. Andersen

Grange’s new book explores cabaret

Lincoln, Neb.--William Grange, professor of theatre in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, has recently released his 13th book, titled “Cabaret,” which is part of the Forms of Drama series from Methuen Drama in London.

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Chuck O'Connor

16 Sep 2021    By Julie Kundhi, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor

O’Connor returns to faculty after 10 years of success as dean

Lincoln, Neb.--Charles “Chuck” O’Connor has announced that he will step down Jan. 3, 2022 after serving for nearly a decade as dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. He plans to return to his full-time faculty role in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.

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Megan Elliott. Photo by Wyn Wiley.

09 Sep 2021    

Elliott is one of 10 essayists for NEA Tech as Art report

Lincoln, Neb.--Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts Founding Director Megan Elliott was one of 10 essayists commissioned by the National Endowment of the Arts to accompany the publishing of the report “Tech as Art: Supporting Artists Who Use Technology as a Creative Medium.”

The report is the result of a two-year research initiative exploring the multifaceted creative practices of artists who engage with digital technologies. 

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Anna Henson

09 Sep 2021    

Henson’s project receives Rural Drug Addiction Research Center funding

Lincoln, Neb.--Anna Henson, an assistant professor of practice in emerging media arts in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, has received $25,000 for one year of support with the option for an additional $25,000 in second-year support from the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center for her pilot project.

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The Nebraska Rep's 2021-2022 season is titled "Journey." Each show is representative of either an exotic physical journey or a compelling emotional journey. The season opens Sept. 29 with "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

07 Sep 2021    

Nebraska Repertory Theatre announces its 2021-2022 season titled 'Journey'

Lincoln, Neb.--Nebraska Repertory Theatre announces its 2021-2022 Season. “Journey” is the season’s theme as each show is representative of either an exotic physical journey or a compelling emotional journey.

The season opens on Sept. 29 with Nebraska Rep Executive Director Christina Kirk making her Rep directorial debut with William Shakespeare’s popular comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

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