Skip to main content

Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film News

Left to right: Teagan Bade, Emerson Mattson, Adian Upton and Joey Westerdale are among the cast of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre’s “Bright Star.”

Musical ‘Bright Star’ opens April 16

April 3, 2026

Tim Croshaw and his wife Shanna Starzyk at the Emmy Awards. Courtesy photo. Croshaw returns to UNL in April for Alumni Masters Week.

Set designer Croshaw returns for Alumni Masters Week

March 24, 2026

Melkie Sherman, who grew up in Orange County, California, said the supportive, community-minded environment at Nebraska stood out from other programs and sealed the deal for his college decision.

Chance audition helped Sherman find his Husker ensemble

March 24, 2026

Clockwise from upper left: Dez Chavez, Samuel Landretti, Annie McClory, guest actor Kevin Paul Hofeditz and guest director Lori Adams.

Nebraska Rep presents ‘Tigers Be Still’

February 5, 2026

The Nebraska Repertory Theatre’s “Murder on the Orient Express” Guest Director Brendon Fox (upper left) with cast members (clockwise from upper middle) Harper Allen, Diego DiPasquo, Brenden Dodds, Robbie Exstrom and Jordan Gabrielson. Courtesy photos.

Nebraska Rep presents ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

October 30, 2025

Late-night television icon Johnny Carson, a 1949 Husker graduate, poses with Nebraska cheerleaders in Memorial Stadium during the 1971 football game with Kansas. (University of Nebraska–Lincoln Archives and Special Collections)

Johnny Carson’s 100th birthday: Celebrating a legacy of laughter, generosity

October 22, 2025

Josie Azzam (left) and Justin Peterson. Courtesy photos.

Johnny Carson at 100: A look back at a student film that still inspires

October 17, 2025

Jamie Bullins (left) and Rosemary Ingham co-authored the second edition of “From Page to Stage: How Theatre Designers Make Connections Between Scripts and Images,” which was just by released by Routledge.

Bullins’ book explores how text analysis shapes theatrical design

October 2, 2025

The cast for the Nebraska Repertory Theatre’s “Eurydice” includes (left to right) Luka Benjamin, Paige Fritz, Danielle Stolze and Lexi Winner. Courtesy photos.

Nebraska Rep presents ‘Eurydice’

September 29, 2025

Guest directors for the Nebraska Repertory Theatre next year will include (clockwise from left): Brendon Fox, Lori Adams and Robert Pieranunzi. Tickets are on sale now for this year's season.

Tickets on sale now for Nebraska Rep season

July 28, 2025

Laurie Richards

Richards appointed program manager at The Ross

May 8, 2025

Isaiah Griffith (left) and Marley Hewitt, second-year students in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, pose in motion-capture suits that will help transform them into animated characters on the surrounding screen.

Carson School featured in Variety's Education Impact Report

April 24, 2025