You Will be Found

There's always a musical you will never forget. For me, Dear Evan Hansen was one of those musicals. 

For one thing, the story is really powerful. The themes are very relatiable, as they deal with very universal themes: love, relansoinships, death, loneliness, and social anxiety. For me, I related with those themes, becuase I have struggled with not having enough friends and being lonely. As a person with a disability, it's really hard to navigate the world, and seeing that musical really helped me realize that we are not alone.

The story centers around an anxious high school student, Evan, who is longing to fit in. He keeps writing letters to himself, trying to build his confidence and make friends. After his friend commits suicide, Evan finds himself in an awkward situation. He decides to start "The Connor Project". It starts to get all this internet fame, and ultimately Evan becomes a social media celebrity.

I think the show sings to you. You feel for this kid immediately, and you want things to turn out well for him and his family. It really touches you in a place where you never thought you were going to be touched.

Our unique story

We're all different.

Different is okay. It's what makes America America. Each person has a unique story they bring to the table. Here in America, we celebrate our diversity. We talk about it, we share our experiences by ways of communication, whether that might be by means of writing, performing in theater, or something else. That's our unique story.

I went to a event yesterday, the people of color shared their experiences about being a different race than everyone else. As I was sitting there, I thinking to myself "Wow. These stories are very good". And I was thinking, it's not just that they shared their stories. Yes they shared their stories, but each person had a different story to share, but still it was the same story. It's just all of them brought their own unique story.

Our stories reflect our experiences. Some experiences might be the same, yet some might be different.   The important thing is that we make sure that every voice is heard. We can come together in so many different ways, and we can lift up our voices in harmony by creating beautiful music.

We have to celebrate our differences. If you think about it, people are not just what they are on the outside. No. You actually have to get to know them to know they’re really special. That's our unique story.