Dear Evan Hansen

Characters

• Evan Hansen Smart, sincere, and excruciatingly self-conscious, Evan prefers to hover in the background, a supporting player in his own life, too afraid to step forward into the spotlight and risk ridicule or, what might be worse, no one noticing him at all (Male, Tenor)
• Heidi Hansen Evans mother - Overworked and stretched too thin, Heidi loves her son fiercely, but fears they have begun to grow apart - She is prepared to do anything to repair the damage (Female, Soprano or Mezzo Soprano)
• Zoe Murphy Sensitive and sophisticated, with a sharp sense of humor, Zoe could care less about the status games and popularity rites of high school - She feels a terrible ambivalence over the death of her brother (Female, Soprano)
• Connor Murphy An angry, disaffected loner, Connor has been a troubled kid for as long as anyone can remember, an enigma and a source of endless consternation to his long-suffering parents (Male, Tenor or Baritone)
• Cynthia Murphy Mother of Connor and Zoe - To Evan, she seems to be the perfect mother, nurturing, available, and willing to talk about anything - To her own children, it is a bit more complicated (Female, Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano)
• Larry Murphy Father of Connor and Zoe - Though often tense and taciturn, Larry shows a different face to the world, representing for Evan the dad he always wished for - strong, confident, and more than anything, reliable, someone to be counted on (Male, Tenor)
• Jared Kleinman Droll and sarcastic, Jared covers his own insecurities with a well-practiced swagger and a know-it-all arrogance (Male, Tenor)
• Alana Beck Earnest to a fault, prone to melodrama, Alana hides a deeper loneliness beneath an ever-present smile and an almost aggressive friendliness (Female, Soprano)