"Dear Evan Hansen" Show Seeks Teens
Looking for actors aged 17 and up for the "Dear Evan Hansen" Show. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Evan Hansen is a painfully anxious high school senior who would rather be invisible than risk being noticed. When a letter he wrote to himself as a therapy exercise ends up in the hands of Connor Murphy, a troubled classmate who dies by suicide days later, Connor’s grieving family mistakes it for proof that the two boys were secret best friends. Desperate to ease their pain and to finally belong somewhere, Evan goes along with the misunderstanding. One small lie becomes a viral movement, a new family, and a first love, until the truth threatens to take everything away. Funny, heartbreaking, and deeply human, Dear Evan Hansen is a contemporary pop-rock musical about connection, grief, honesty, and the universal need to be seen and to be found. Additional info: Come prepared to perform a song from Dear Evan Hansen (HIGHLY PREFERRED). A contemporary pop/rock musical theatre song is acceptable if you prefer. Prepare approximately 16-32 bars of music (about 1 minute). Please do not sing unaccompanied. Bring a backing track with no vocals (no accompanist will be provided), by downloading a track to a local file, or mobile device, to connect to our Bluetooth PA. Avoid streaming from YouTube or other internet services, as commercials or connection interruptions may disrupt your audition. Demonstrate your vocal range and ability. This score lives in a contemporary pop/rock style—show your natural, conversational sound as well as your power. Memorization is preferred, but you may read from sheet music. Directors want to see your range and see you ACT when you SING. Headshots and resumes are accepted, but not required. Please bring all conflicts. Non-emergency conflicts are not accepted after a role has been offered. No conflicts during tech rehearsals. 2/6 to 2/11 rehearsals are mandatory. As a volunteer-based nonprofit organization. All performers are required to attend set strike immediately following the last performance. Rehearsals: Read Through: Monday, November 9 from 6:30-9 pm Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays 6:30- 9 pm Cast Members may not be needed at all rehearsals. A schedule will be finalized once casting and conflicts are received. Additional rehearsals may be needed. To be determined. Performance Dates: February 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm February 14 & 21 at 2 pm Anyone 17 years of age cast for the show will be asked to submit a parental permission form. If interested, please apply.
5 roles
Lead. A smart, sincere, and painfully self-conscious high school senior who lives with severe social anxiety and would rather hover at the edges of his own life than risk ridicule, or worse, being ignored entirely. Voice: Tenor, G2 – C5. Contemporary pop/rock tenor with a strong, flexible mix and easy access to falsetto. Must be able to sing with raw emotion while staying technically healthy over a demanding run. Suggested audition cut: “Waving Through a Window” or “For Forever”
Connor’s younger sister. Sensitive and sophisticated with a sharp, dry sense of humor, Zoe has no interest in the status games of high school. She plays guitar in the jazz band and has spent years living in the shadow of her brother’s volatility. Voice: Mezzo-soprano, F3 – E5. Grounded pop belt and mix with a natural, unaffected sound; able to shift between guarded and tender. Suggested audition cut: “Requiem” or “Only Us”
An angry, disaffected loner and a source of endless worry for his long-suffering parents. Connor has been “the troubled kid” for as long as anyone can remember and is known at school for his explosive temper and drug use. Requires an actor with edge, charisma, and range from menace to comedy to heartbreak. Voice: Baritone / tenor, C3 – G♯4. Pop/rock baritenor with grit and power in the upper range. Suggested audition cut: “Sincerely, Me” or “Disappear”
Evan’s “family friend” (he is very clear that they are NOT actual friends; their parents are friends, and he needs the connection for his car insurance). Droll, sarcastic, and relentlessly quippy, Jared covers his own insecurities with a well-practiced swagger and a know-it-all arrogance. Requires excellent comic timing. Voice: Tenor, D3 – B4. Bright, agile pop tenor with personality in the sound and the ability to handle fast, rhythmic lyrics. Suggested audition cut: “Sincerely, Me”
A classmate and self-appointed leader. Earnest to a fault and involved in every club, committee, and cause, Alana hides a deeper loneliness beneath an ever-present smile and an almost aggressive friendliness. Requires high energy, clarity, and precise comic delivery, balanced with genuine vulnerability. Voice: Mezzo-soprano/belter, F3 – E5. Confident, bright, contemporary belt, with strong rhythmic and harmonic skills. Suggested audition cut: “Disappear” or “Good for You” (Alana’s section)
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