05/26/2026
What is Dear Evan Hansen??
Dear Evan Hansen centers on a teenager, Evan Hansen, who struggles with
social anxiety and loneliness. He is an outcast at his high school with only one friend,
Jared, and is often bullied. His therapist gives him an assignment to write letters to himself
about the good things that will happen each day. In one of these letters, which he writes at
school, he mentions Zoe Murphy, the girl he has a crush on. However, Zoe's brother and a
bully of Evan's, Connor, gets a hold of the letter. Angry that it mentions his sister, Connor takes the letter from Evan.
Shortly afterward, Connor dies by su***de and is found with Evan's letter, which his parents
think Connor wrote. Evan, not wanting to devastate them further, lies and confirms their
belief, and pretends that he and Connor were friends. The Murphys take Evan under their
wing and start to think of him like a son. Evan doesn't want to reveal the truth because he
feels accepted for once: He becomes closer with Zoe, and the Murphys are more attentive
to him than his own well-meaning mother, who works often. Soon, he even founds "The
Connor Project" in his classmate's honor and unwittingly starts a viral movement for
inclusion and acceptance. But he eventually has to figure out how to tell the truth about his
relationship — or lack thereof — with Connor that got blown out of proportion.
Don’t miss the central PA nonprofessional production premiere by some incredibly talented College+ actors!! June 19-21, 2026 at the Clearfield Area Junior-Senior High School
https://our.show/fac-deh
