Evan Hansen

Evan Hansen is a shy, anxious, and awkward high school senior with severe social anxiety and depression, who feels invisible and yearns for connection, leading him to fabricate a friendship with a deceased classmate, Connor Murphy, to gain acceptance from Connor's family. inadvertently starting a viral movement while grappling with the moral complexities of his lies. He's a sensitive kid, often lost in his own world, but his mental health struggles, which include therapy and medication, significantly impact his actions, driving him to make poor choices for validation.