Department Announcements
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​Viewer discretion is advised.
Love Letters will premiere Friday, November 20th at 7:15pm

Free to View!
Play Synopsis: 
Melissa and Andy's story begins with birthday party invitations and letters from summer camp, and it continues, through many stages, until the very end of their lives. Love can take many forms and isn't always easy to define. Thus, Love Letters is a complicated, realistic story of friendship. It isn't a love story in the traditional sense, but the importance of human connection is revealed through the letters these two shared with each other over the course of their lives. In these times of isolation, it's comforting to see that we can still reach out and support each other.
Due to circumstances concerning the COVID-19 outbreak, Neuqua Valley Theatre welcomes donations to keep the program running efficiently. Donations will directly contribute in continual student opportunities.
Donations can be made out to NVHS Theatre
and mailed to the following address:
Neuqua Valley High School
attn: Johnathan Pontarelli
2360 95th Street
Naperville, IL 60564

Elgin Community College Musical Audition Opportunity:
Songs for a New World

Auditions: Monday, Nov. 16th & Tuesday, Nov. 17th; invited callbacks Nov. 21st

ABOUT THE MUSICAL: It's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice... or take a stand... or turn around and go back. These are the stories and characters of today, the "Songs for a New World". The first musical from Tony Award winner, Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Bridges of Madison County), this moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love and the choices that we make.
This production stands apart from Neuqua Valley High School but is an excellent opportunity to build your resume in a professional environment.  Auditions are open to anyone interested and will certainly be a unique experience! 

​Show weekends are February 26-28 & March 5-7, 2021. 

*Note: This by no means is taking the place of our annual NVHS spring musical as this is a separate opportunity.
Neuqua Valley Theatre is committed to bringing meaningful and impactful opportunities to students. For the Fall 2020 Theatre Season, we may not have theatre in a traditional sense - but we will still perform! 

​ Check out the season tab to hear from our directors of the opportunities that are in store.

Students can follow us on our Twitter and Instagram social media sites to stay current of announcements.
Twitter - @NeuquaTheatre
Instagram - NeuquaTheatre 
Please sign up for the Remind texts only if you are new to the program and wish to receive text message reminders. If you have signed up in the past, you are still registered in the class.
Text class code @neuquath to 81010 
Mr. Pontarelli, Head Theatre Director
johnathan_pontarelli@ipsd.org

NVHS Courses: Theatre Arts 1 & Theatre Arts 2

The theatre program is proud to have available the English elective classes Theatre Arts 1 & 2. Throughout both semester long courses, students will perform small scenes, short monologues, and participate in fun improvisational activities, all the while learning basic conventions of theatre (i.e. history, clowning, commedia dell'arte, playwriting, set design, lighting, and costume design). We encourage students to speak with their NVHS guidance counselor on the possibility of enrolling in these unique courses.

Land Acknowledgement of
​The Potawatomi Tribe

In offering this acknowledgment, Neuqua Valley Theatre affirms Indigenous sovereignty, history, and experiences as Illinois school district IPSD 204 is on Potawatomi land.

For more information, please visit the US Department of Arts and Culture website.
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