Jesuit Stage and Film announced its fall production last week: Shakespeare in Love, and if you have seen the posters around Jesuit this week, you might have noticed something strange. The posters ask actors to "sing the first few verses and chorus of any song" as well as "wear comfortable, appropriate clothing and shoes" to dance in.
This begs the...
On April 17, 2023, Ursuline Dallas hosted the Jesuit Ursuline Music Recital at their novel Performance Arts building. Filled with various sounds, the one-hour recital included a range of music featuring piano, voice, and more.
Totaling nearly 40 students, participants mainly played music from the 19th century, like Jesuit Senior Theodore Nguyen, who played Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 and Rachmaninoff’s...
Jesuit Theater kicks off the 2010 year with the highly anticipated Senior One Acts. Mr. Myers, director of Jesuit theater, calculated that “last year the two One Act productions attracted more than 1,200 audience members.” In addition, the One Acts, according to Myers, are “a great opportunity for anyone to get onstage,” and experience the thrill of being in...
The young musician sits in his chair, sweat forming on his left eyebrow. He wipes the nuisance with his polyester suit as the conductor enters onto his podium. He raises his hands, scanning the band for confirmation that they are ready to perform the piece.
This was the scene on January 30th when eight Jesuit-Ursuline Ranger Band members joined in unison...
Pictures hang throughout the library, each portraying a splash of color that combines to paint an image. Silence fills the gap between the music the echo of footsteps as people observe and read the descriptive articles, each describing and celebrating a detail of one person, Gail Nogle.
On September 21, 2018, the Jesuit Dallas Museum hosted an event to celebrate...
Sports at Jesuit are synonymous with success. In recent years, Jesuit’s varsity soccer, rugby, and crew teams have all won state championships. Our lacrosse team has made it to the state final, and many other teams have made deep playoff runs. In addition, our debate team has won the state championship the past two years.
Unfortunately, in recent years this...
Why?
What is the meaning of anything?
What are we doing with our lives?
What is the point of anything we do?
The debut short film from Jesuit Stage and Film pondered these questions. This film follows a high school student while he takes the SAT. With a short run time, director Austin Keith utilized interesting filmmaking tricks to make a solid short...
Often times, a serious social justice issue can be hard to explain to the young, developing minds of teenage boys. Jesuit Theater, in conjunction with the Diversity Department did explain a number of serious social issues with their performance of the melancholy play “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Their portrayal of these issues successfully enthralled the minds of the Jesuit...
