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Director
Paul Steger

Design
Laurel Shoemaker
Ed Stauffer
Janice Stauffer
Sandy Veneziano

Film & New Media
Richard Endacott
Steve Kolbe
Sharon Teo

Performance / Directing
Alisa Belflower
Stan Brown
Carrie Lee Patterson
Harris Smith
Virginia Smith

Theatre Studies
Ian Borden
William Grange

Production Staff
Brad Buffum
Ann Watson
Bryan Ruhs

Office Staff
Todd Cuddy
Marilyn Duba
Julie Hagemeier

Faculty Emeritus
Shirley Carr Mason
Tice Miller

Adjunct Faculty & Guest Artists
Bob Bonaventura
Sasha Dobson
Judith K. Hart
Sarah Imes
Jeff O'Brien
Ahna Packard

Paul Steger

Paul Steger
School Director

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Paul Steger is the Director of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and Executive Director of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre.  Steger has taught at some of America's most renowned theatre training programs, including Webster University's Conservatory, the North Carolina School of the Arts, Florida State University and the Asolo Conservatory.

He is a member of Actor's Equity and the Screen Actor's Guild with numerous credits in the film, television and theatre industries.  He is a proud member of the National Theatre Conference.

Steger has directed more than 40 productions for the educational and professional theatre including River Stage, Nebraska Theatre Caravan, Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival, and the St. Louis and Nebraska Repertory Theatres.  His collaborations with a variety of video and performance artists have played such venues as Franklin Furnace (NYC), The Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), The Contemporary Museum of Art (Glasgow), and the Ljubljana Festival (Croatia).