Faculty and Staff
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
Harris Smith
Currently, Harris is an Associate Professor of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as well as the Head of the Professional Actor Training Program. Harris earned his M.F.A in Acting from the University of Washington, School of Drama.
He is a Certified Teacher of stage combat through the SAFD. His fight direction and movement coaching includes; St. Louis Black Repertory, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Capital Repertory (NY) and Seattle Children’s Theatre to name a few. Some of his theatrical credits include; Utah Shakespeare Festival, A Contemporary Theatre (Seattle), Sacramento Theatre Company, Shakespeare on the Green(Nebraska), Illinois Shakespeare Festival as well as other national and international venues.
Film credits include, "RUNAWAY TRAIN", "SINGLES", "PAST MIDNIGHT", "AMAZING GRACE & CHUCK", "SEVEN HOURS TO JUDGEMENT" and "CHIPS, THE WAR DOG".
