Our History

New Milford High School Theatre has been producing high quality theatrical productions for over forty years!

From 1982 to 2017, the theatre program was directed by New Milford High School chorus teacher, Bob Keck, who, along with is team of dedicated staff and talented students over many years, built the program into the what it is today. The “All-School Musical,” as it was named, became a tradition that the New Milford community would look forward to seeing every March.

In 2018, Alessandro Amenta, current English and Video Production teacher at NMHS, became the new director of the program, following Mr. Keck's retirement. With new staff members and students driven to keep the “All-School Musical” legacy alive, the program continued to delight audiences with a wonderful musical production each March until the COVID-19 pandemic caused schools all over the country to shut down. As a result, New Milford High School was not able to put on a live musical for the first time in decades.

In 2021, our program came back stronger and with a new sense of purpose. Now, the program would also produce a play, in addition to the musical, each year to give students more opportunities to participate in full-scale theatrical productions and learn how to develop their skills and areas of interest. And so, program changed its name to New Milford High School Theatre to reflect this new commitment to theatre education. Our first play and first live production after COVID-19 was Almost, Maine and since then, we have been honored to be able to produce two theatrical productions for our school and community each year. We hope to see you at our next performance!

Past NMHS Theatre Productions

2023-2024: A Midsummer Night’s Dream & The Little Mermaid

2022-2023: Puffs or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic & Mamma Mia!

2021-2022: She Kills Monsters & CHICAGO: High School Edition

2020-2021: The Addams Family (Streamed Production) & Almost, Maine (Live Spring Production)

2019-2020: The Addams Family (Canceled due to COVID-19)

2018-2019: Footloose

2017-2018: Curtains

2016-2017: Mary Poppins

2015-2016: Cinderella

2014-2015: The Secret Garden

2013-2014: Cats

2012-2013: Carousel

2011-2012: 42nd Street

2010-2011: The Drowsy Chaperone

2009-2010: Seussical

2008-2009: Beauty and the Beast

2007-2008: Thoroughly Modern Millie

2006-2007: Guys and Dolls

2005-2006: Oklahoma

2004-2005: Once Upon A Mattress

2003-2004: Bye Bye Birdie

2002-2003: State Fair

2001-2002: Anything Goes

2000-2001: Hello, Dolly!

1999-2000: Grease

1998-1999: Fiddler on the Roof

1997-1998: The Music Man

1996-1997: Guys and Dolls

1995-1996: West Side Story

1994-1995: Brigadoon

1993-1994: Anything Goes

1992-1993: Mame

1991-1992: The Sound of Music

1990-1991: Bye Bye Birdie

1988-1989: South Pacific

1987-1988: Once Upon A Mattress

1986-1987: The Music Man

1985-1986: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1984-1985: Fiddler on the Roof

1983-1984: The Pajama Game

1982-1983: Anything Goes

1981-1982: Once Upon A Mattress

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