About NCHS Theatre

​New Canaan High School Theatre is an Award Winning Program, recognized year after year for its excellence.

 Our season encompasses five productions
  • Three musicals
  • One play (non-musical)
  • One student-produced Drama Festival
 
NCHS Theatre offers a comprehensive theatre education, which rivals many college programs.
​Most students who participate in the program their freshman year, continue to participate throughout all four years of High School.
 
Students are exposed to nearly every aspect of the theatre, from downstage to backstage, including:
  • Acting
  • Singing
  • Dancing
  • Script Writing
  • Choreography
  • Directing
  • Stage Management
  • Set construction
  • Props
  • Costumes
  • Makeup
  • Sound
  • Lighting
  • Running Crew
The students learn by doing.  For each production, time is dedicated after school and on Saturdays, from the time of casting through the performance(s). It’s a major commitment for everyone involved!

​Each year, in conjunction with upcoming shows, efforts are made to offer workshops and lectures, with topics ranging from the art of clowning to tap dancing.

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WE ARE AN AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM

Recent notable awards include: 
2019 Fearless Award - Letters To Sala - HALO
2019 Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play - Kate Murphy - HALO
2019 Best Dancing in a Musical - Anything Goes - HALO
2019 ​Best Performance by an Leading Actress in a Contemporary Musical - Sadie Seelert - HALO
2018 Outstanding Contemporary Musical "42nd Street" - HALO
2018 Best Choreography in a Musical "42nd Street" - HALO
2018 Outstanding Actress in a Classic Play - Sadie Seelert as Annie Sullivan in "The Miracle Worker" - HALO
2018 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Contemporary Musical - Grace ruck as Peggy Swayer in "42nd Street" - HALO
2018 Dance Molinari Scholarship - Lauren Smith
2018 Dance Molinari Scholarship Recipients - Alexandra Harte, Wyatt Lysenko, Niki Orndahl, and Anna Oxman
2017 Outstanding Leading Actor in a Classic Musical -Joseph Turner as Will Rogers in "The Will Rogers Follies" HALO AWARD
2017 Outstanding Featured Dancer in a Classic Musical - Maddie Friedland in "The Will Rogers Follies" HALO AWARD
2017 Best Choreography in a Musical "The Will Rogers Follies" HALO AWARD
2017 Best Featured Actor in an Ensemble Contemporary Play - Ian McPeake as Rabbi Ipsik in "Feathers In The Wind" HALO AWARD
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NEW CANAAN HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE
11 Farm Road  •  New Canaan, CT   •  06840
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