The curtain has risen on a new year at Jesuit, a year that is sure to be filled with equal parts hysterical comedy and tense drama thanks to the always incredible theater program.
Year in and year out, great teachers, talented actors, and those who work backstage to make them look good, come together to entertain the masses, and this...
This past weekend, January 13-15, Jesuit Theater presented the first round of Jesuit Senior One Acts, the winter set of shows. The plays, keeping up with previous years of One Acts, had the audience roaring in laughter.Providing an interesting stage atmosphere, the technical centerpiece of the show was the “Green Monster,” an enormous wooden platform in the center of...
Walking into the Lecture Hall, an eager student sees the stage lit up with a solitary chair resting in the middle of the stage. His name is called, and as he nervously climbs up the wooden steps, he goes over his audition piece one last time before he begins to recite it to the audience, filled with directors and...
FDFrom April 20-23, Jesuit Stage & Film performed “Clue” in the Melsheimer Family Theater. "Clue" was the last performance of the 2022-2023 school year.
Based on the popular 1985 film, this whodunnit play follows six men and women exploring Boddy Manor, trying to find out who the killer is. They are guided by the butler, Wadsworth, and encounter multiple...
On September 20, 2011, Jesuit thespians and other young actors from a multitude of schools in Dallas including Booker T. Washington High School, Ursuline Academy, and Hockaday, congregated in the Lecture Hall for the chance of being cast in one of the nine Winter One-Act plays.
Each student trying out was given one minute to do just about whatever they...
Everyone goes to the theater at least once in their 4 years at Jesuit. Usually, people go there for class meetings, mandatory class guest speaker events, or to watch one of the plays. But now, with Film Club's recent use of the facility, you can also use it as a movie theater!
From Humble Beginnings
This past Friday, after school at...
Since 1942, Jesuit Theater has become one of the top theater programs in the DFW metroplex. Led by Mr. David Myers, Mr. Chris Patterson, Mr. Joe Howard, Mr. Max von Schlehenried, and Mr. Jeff Murdter, this program has attracted not only a vast amount of Jesuit students, but also students from Ursuline, Hockaday, Booker T. Washington, W.T. White, and more. However,...
Last month, nine Jesuit and Ursuline seniors debuted eight originally written and directed one acts on the Jesuit stage. For years, I've heard the stories of creativity and chaos surrounding Jesuit’s Senior One Acts—this year, I got to experience the fun myself as a first-time co-director. From the hodgepodge of thrift-store paintings drilled to the fragile wooden set to...
