@sincerely-us DEH closing tribute day two: Apple Orchard (ID in alt text)
5 years ago today (August 18th 2022), I had the privilege to see this show on Broadway. It was my first time on a plane. It was my first time in NYC. It was my first time seeing a Broadway show. I was an anxious teen, graduating high school, feeling truly seen for the first time—by this musical. It was there for me when I needed it most, and not only that, it introduced me to this amazing community and friends I still talk to, to this day.
A lot has changed in my life since then, but Dear Evan Hansen still means the world to me. Its messages about grief and self acceptance still ring true and echo in my heart daily. It is genuinely hard for me to put into words the impact it’s had on my life, the mantras I repeat to quell my doubts, the positive effect it’s had on my self image. The way it creatively motivated me gave me the means to improve my art enough to be able to execute this painting I’ve had swirling in my mind since I first took the photograph I used as reference myself.
It may be closing soon, five years and a month after I first saw it in person, but I will keep all that it has given me forever. I’ll hold on, and I’ll keep going until I see the sun. 💙
see a war i wanna fight it, see a match i wanna strike it—every fire i’ve ignited faded to grey (ID in alt text)
send me a number between 7-165 and i’ll sketch whatever’s happening on the corresponding page of the DEH script ✨
you’re welcome to consult your own script to request a specific page, or just blindly throw me a number and see what comes of it :-)
(Evan sits there for a moment, staring at the tie, paralyzed. Finally, he stands. He slowly puts on the tie, a certain reverence to this.)
2022 redraw!!! i’m super proud of this one, if you’d like to see it beside the previous 4 verisons, check out the post here. (ID in alt text)
i think i could get used to this, i think i could get used to this life
my @sincerely-us gift for @drawingwithgreen13! i had a lot of fun with it, i hope you like it 💜 (ID in alt text)
@sincerely-us character appreciation week six: evan // sun (ID in alt text)
@sincerely-us character appreciation week five: zoe // music (ID in alt text)
@sincerely-us character appreciation week four: alana // pretending (ID in alt text)
@sincerely-us character appreciation week three: connor // reading (ID in alt text)
@sincerely-us character appreciation week two: jared // jewish + camp (ID in alt text)