Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film

Daniel d’Egnuff is pursuing his Master of Fine Arts degree in technical direction from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre design and technology at the University of Evansville in 2012. 

He has spent the last four years working as a carpenter at two separate regional theatres, The first being The Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, and the second being the Kansas City Repertory Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri.  His experience at both of these locations has allowed him to practice the craft of theatrical construction and has given him a desire for a higher education to further the quality of work that he can produce.

Rebecca Armstrong is joining the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film pursuing an M.F.A. in Costume Design after working professionally for the last eight years across the United States. A Lincoln native, she received a B.F.A. in technical theatre from Nebraska Wesleyan University and then went on to work in the diverse costuming worlds of theatre, opera, dance and drag pageantry. After all the opportunities in sequins, rhinestones and feathers, she is looking forward to further developing her art here at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 

Somayeh Akbarisarvestani received her Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre direction from Tehran University’s College of Fine Art. She has worked as a designer and playwright since 2003 and as a magazine and newspaper critic since 2004. She has worked as a director, designer and actor in theatre; an author; and an assistant director and screenplay writer in movies. She taught in the Cinema School of Shiraz and was a manager of the Cinema Tech Institute.