Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World."

Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull, and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.

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, the 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 proud to be able to produce two theatrical productions for our school and community each year. We hope to see you at our next performance!

For more information about our program, be sure to check out our organization site nmhstheatre.org.