Auditions for KCT’s production of Dear Evan Hansen will be held on Sunday & Monday, June 7 & 8 at 6:30 pm at the KCT Warehouse, 722 N. McCann St. Production dates are August 14, 15, 16. Dear Evan Hansen is being directed by Steve Hughes.

Featuring a Tony Award-winning book by Steven Levenson, and a score by Grammy®, Tony®, Emmy® and Academy Award® winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Dear Evan Hansen is a new classic, with a message that has resonated with audiences around the world: “You Will Be Found.” 

Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen has felt invisible his entire life. But when a tragedy shocks his community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else. As his web of well-intentioned lies begins to unravel, though, Evan is forced to confront the fact that the price of belonging may be far steeper than he bargained for.

Character Breakdown – Performers of all racial and ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to audition. Dear Evan Hansen contains adult language and explores key themes of suicide, depression, anxiety, and drug use. Please note that all auditioners must be 16 years of age or older to audition.

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. Playable age: 17 – Pop Tenor: G2-C5

Heidi Hansen – Evan’s 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.  Playable age: Late 30s-40s – Pop Mezzo Soprano: F3-Eb5

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 her brother’s death.  Playable age: 16 – Pop Soprano: F3-E5

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.  Playable age: 17 – Pop Bari-Tenor: C3-G#4

Cynthia Murphy – Connor and Zoe’s mother. To Evan, she seems to be the perfect mother, nurturing, available, and willing to talk about anything. To her own children, it’s a bit more complicated.  Playable age: Late 30s-40s – Pop Soprano: F3-E5

Larry Murphy – Connor and Zoe’s father. 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. Playable age: Late 30s-40s – Pop Bari-Tenor: Bb2-G4

Jared Kleinman – Droll and sarcastic, Jared covers his own insecurities with a well-practiced swagger and a know-it-all arrogance. Playable age: 17 – Pop Tenor: D3-B4

Alana Beck – Earnest to a fault, prone to melodrama, Alana hides a deeper loneliness beneath an ever-present smile and an almost aggressive friendliness.   Playable age: 17 – Pop Soprano: F3-E5

Ensemble – In addition to the above listed roles, this production will feature a small ensemble. This group of actors will be utilized in “Waving Through a Window,” You Will Be Found,” and other select moments.