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Cast: SMITH: Jet Beck  /  Joseph Perdue MRS. SMITH:  Elena Velazquez  /  Ella Hudson MARTIN:  Mario Lopez  / Bennett Barron MRS. MARTIN:  Ellie Mentgen  /  Katherine Weber MARY:  Tyler Pruitt FIRE CHIEF:  Nate Carley  /  Matthew Kucera Due to obvious circumstances, many changes within the school are present, including theatre productions. This is not only due to the pandemic, but also the renovations of the theatre. The...
In any ordinary museum, the visitors, allotted one visit in one day, tend to glance at the most prominent or famous pieces of art. In other cases, they tend to focus on pieces that “strike their fancy,” preferring particular styles of some works over others. However, the students of Jesuit receive four years, each about 180 days, to explore...
This is a render I made after researching Disney's rendering technology. Unlike previous renders I've made, everything in the scene, including lights, the clouds, the ivy, and the glass lantern is drawn by the same shader. This is possible because of incredible work by scientists and artists for decades, and it makes my life much easier. Here's how. What is...
What are 3D Printers? A 3D printer is a machine that through the melting of filament material, creates a three-dimensional object. The filament is melted through the nozzle of the printhead and is squeezed out by gears pushing it from behind. At first, the melted filament is oozed out on the heated bed of the printer, and then after the...
On Thursday, January 23, the Jesuit Theater department held its auditions for the upcoming spring productions. With more than sixty students, from Jesuit, Ursuline, Booker T. Washington, Episcopal, Bishop Lynch, and Hockaday, the audition indicated many actors are eager to be a part of the productions. This year, Mr. David Myers, head of the theater program, has decided to cast a group...
“Every film should have its own world, a logic and feel to it that expands beyond the exact image that the audience is seeing.”-Christopher Nolan As one of the most popular mediums for pastimes, movies make up the bulk of our entertainment. However, the process and creative development of creating one are often overlooked. The Filmmaking Club takes an in-depth...
"Oh, I loved the butterfly!" a guest exclaims at the end of the tour as the docent's palm slams her forehead. "Damn pests!" the farmer would try to shout over the muffling biplane engine coating the cornfield with pesticides. "Is that a beetle?" I silently asked myself when the painting entered my field of vision. The simple answer to all...
As I sat down to take in my first viewing of the Jesuit Senior One Acts last Friday night, I was overcome with a sense of community. When I saw parents, friends, teachers, alumni (recent and not so recent) enter the Lecture Hall and interact with one another, it became extremely apparent that the theater participants, theater alumni, and...

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