Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film

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Areas of Study

Performance

Performance
Design / Technical Production

Design / Technical Production
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Emerging Media Arts

Applications are being accepted for the Director of the Carson School of Theatre and Film.

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Why Nebraska?

At the Johnny Carson School you will get the experience you need. Our programs are selective. Rigorous. Demanding. And filled with opportunities to help you develop your craft.

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Left to Right: Jeremy Blomstedt (Recruiting Officer), Cullen Wiley (Soldier), Moira Mangiameli (Mother Courage), Cameron Currie (Soldier), Joseph S. Moser (General McClellan). Photo by Sabrina Sommer.

Nebraska Rep presents Bertolt Brecht's classic 'Mother Courage'

Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Nebraska’s Actors’ Equity Association professional regional theatre, continues its 50th Anniversary year season Nov.

An artist's rendering of the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts shows how the exterior of the building will look when it opens in August 2019. The building is located at 1300 Q St., formerly the Nebraska Bookstore. Courtesy of HDR.

Construction begins on Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts

Lincoln, Neb.--After nearly two years of foundational work in design, pedagogy and planning, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts is now rolling toward its fall 2019 opening.

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