Training
•Professional Actor Training Program in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, balancing stage and screen acting with specialized work in voice over, gaming, motion capture, and green screen
•Course sequence includes Camera Acting, Stage Combat, Advanced Voice Techniques, Movement, and Scripts on Stage and Screen
Performance & Productions
•Performance across the University Theatre and the professional Equity company Nebraska Repertory Theatre, whose recent seasons include Bright Star
•Student-run production company Theatrix lets actors direct, produce, and try new roles outside the mainstage season
Notable Alumni
•Jessie Graff — stuntwoman on Wonder Woman, The Dark Knight, and Iron Man 2; SAG Award nominee and American Ninja Warrior finalist (BA Theatre) •Abby Miller — Ellen May on FX's Justified; series regular on The Sinner and Apple TV+'s Home Before Dark •Kristin Hensley — co-creator and star of #IMomSoHard; appeared on Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn Nine-Nine •Timothy Croshaw — film set designer on Star Trek: Into Darkness (ADG Award nominee), The Avengers, and House of Cards
•David Duffy — creative director, Disney Cruise Line
Professional Development
•Collaboration with the Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts — actors work on student films and emerging-media projects using industry-standard motion-capture and production studios
Study Abroad
•Built-in study abroad at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London — residence at the Globe with physical-theatre and devising workshops, accent study, and evening performances
