Dear Evan Hansen

“If I disappeared tomorrow, would anyone even notice?” No one. Evan is sure of that. The very thought of school, contact with peers, is unbearable. This noisy crowd, embarrassing attempts to strike up a conversation and no place to escape... As part of therapy, he writes a letter to himself. He was supposed to motivate, but again something went wrong, and then it only got worse. The letter fell into the hands of a classmate, Connor. It made him very angry because Evan also wrote about his sister Zoe.

A few days later, Connor commits suicide, and his parents find Evan's letter next to him and decide that the boys must have been friends. Trying to correct a mistake overtakes Evan, especially since finally what he says is important to someone. It tells the story of a friendship that never existed.

“Dear Evan Hansen” is a story about those who feel invisible. The show touches on topics that we want to talk about, but we often don't know how. It touches on the important issues of adolescent mental health today, depression, social anxiety and addiction in the social media world. However, it is also a warm story about the power of friendship and building good relationships, with a simple message: #niejesteśsam.

The musical “Dear Evan Hansen” premiered in July 2015 in Washington and quickly became a phenomenon among young people. Music and lyrics were written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“La La Land”, “The Greatest Showman”) and written by Steven Levenson. The show won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Music. In 2021, the musical received a film adaptation by acclaimed director Stephen Chbosky. Audiences loved him for such songs as “You Will Be Found”, “Waving Through a Window” and “For Forever”.

The musical “Dear Evan Hansen” is brought to the stage of the Musical Theater in Poznań by Paweł Szotak, the musical director is Dariusz Tarczewski, the vocal is Paweł Orłowski, the choreography is prepared by Karol Drozd, and the scenography and costumes are prepared by Natalia Kitamikado. The performance is completed by lights by Paulina Góral and projections by Karolina Jacewicz and Mateusz Kokot, and the sound director is Tomasz Zajma.

Students of the Olga Sławska-Lipczyńska Ballet School in Poznań take part in the performance.

NOTE - The performance includes: smoke, dynamic lighting changes, scenes of physical and mental violence, the theme of mental health and suicide.

Listen to an episode of the ROBI SIE SHOW podcast! and learn more about the show.

Ableton Programming by Scott Wasserman and Enrico de Trizio.