Paul Steger

Paul Steger is the Dean of the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts. He was previously director of the School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech, and the inaugural director of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Steger is a fight director, action designer, director, and actor with credits on Broadway and in numerous regional theatres. He is a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors and holds certificates from the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat, the Nordic Stagefight Society, and Fight Directors Canada. He recently worked in Ireland creating fights for the History Channel series Vikings with his colleague Richard Ryan, and was invited to participate and present at the inaugural “World Combat Teachers Conference” in Toronto.

He is a member of AEA, SAG, and the National Theatre Conference among others. Recent speaking engagements included the 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015 National Association of Schools of Theatre Conferences (NAST). He is a member of the Board of Trustees for the National Theatre Conference, previously served on the Board of Directors for NAST, and has directed more than 50 productions for the educational and professional theatre. His collaborations with a variety of video and performance artists have played such venues as Franklin Furnace (NYC), Randolph Street Gallery, Club Lower Links, The Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), The Contemporary Museum of Art (Glasgow), and the Ljubljana Festival (Slovenia).