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DEAR EVAN HANSEN

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Book By: Steven Levenson ||| Music and Lyrics: Justin Paul and Benj Pasek  

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With a score that hits hard and a story that hits deep, Dear Evan Hansen is about our search for connection. When high schooler Evan tells a lie that spirals into viral fame, he’s forced to choose between truth and belonging. 

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PRODUCTION NOTE​

We are looking to delve into what sits behind Evan Hansen’s lie and the quiet ache that gave birth to it.  This production will ask the cast of actors to sit with the loneliness, fear, and longing that drives human choices, and then explore the cost of being seen through something untrue.

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AUDITION DATES - TBD

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Show dates - August 2026

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN 

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EVAN HANSEN (to portray Male-identifying, 17–18) – Smart, sincere, and excruciatingly self-conscious, Evan prefers to hover in the background, too afraid to step forward into the spotlight and risk ridicule or, what might be worse, no one noticing him at all. Must be a strong pop tenor: G2-B4. 

 

 ZOE MURPHY (to portray Female-identifying, 17–18) – Connor’s younger sister: smart, perceptive, and guarded. Drawn into Evan’s world while trying to understand her brother’s death. Mezzo-soprano. 

 

CONNOR MURPHY (to portray Male-identifying, 17–18) – Troublesome and isolated, Connor appears in Evan’s imagination after his death. Bari-tenor. 


HEIDI HANSEN (to portray Female-identifying, 40s) – Evan’s hardworking single mother: loving but emotionally distant, managing guilt, pride, and financial burdens. Mezzo-soprano with strong belt. 

 

CYNTHIA MURPHY (to portray Female-identifying, 40s) – Mother to Connor and Zoe. Grief-stricken and seeking truth, she holds onto Evan’s version of reality. Mezzo-soprano. 

 

LARRY MURPHY (to portray Male-identifying, 40s–50s) – A stoic father emotionally closed off after loss. Baritone.  

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ALANA BECK (to portray Female-identifying, 17–18) – High-achieving and perfectionoriented; masks insecurity through leadership and involvement. High mezzo-soprano / soprano. 

 

JARED KLEINMAN (to portray Male-identifying, 17-18) – Wry, sarcastic, and defensive. Uses humor to hide vulnerability while supporting Evan’s lie. Baritone. 

EVAN - Waving through a window,  Words Fail - prepare both

LARRY - Break in a Glove

ZOE - Requiem, Only us - prepare both

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CONNOR - Sincerely Me

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JARED - Sincerely Me

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CYNTHIA - Anybody have a Map

HEIDI - Anybody have a map, So big so small, Good for you - prepare all 3

ALANA - any of the above

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HARMONY SELECTIONS GIVEN AT AUDITIONS

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Audition materials can be found - HERE

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  • Seeking all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds for all roles

  • Some roles require onstage intimacy; production team includes an intimacy coordinator

  • Please be prepared to move at initial auditions and callbacks

  • Only limited rehearsal conflicts will be accepted

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