October 8, 2025
St. Jacobs Country Playhouse Announces 2026 SeasonDrayton Entertainment's Artistic Director David Connolly today announced the 2026 Season for the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.
The Washington Post heralds it as “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theatre history” and The New York Times calls it “a gut-punching, breathtaking knockout of a musical.” Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it in the digital age. It has struck a remarkable chord with audiences of all ages and critics everywhere.
All his life, anxious and lonely teenager Evan Hansen has felt invisible. But when a tragic event shocks the community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to finally be somebody else.
For anyone who has ever felt on the outside looking in, Dear Evan Hansen is a poignant and powerful story about how we can find each other – and ourselves – along the way.
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For this production, the role of Evan Hansen will be shared by two actors. They will alternate performances throughout the run, and the performance schedules below outline which actor will appear at each show.
Recommended for ages 13 and up.
This production contains strong language, and references to drugs, alcohol, sex, some mild physical violence, and other mature content – including mental health struggles, bullying, depression, and suicide. For more detailed information, including spoilers, click here
