Aug 3, 2026 · 1 hr · 15 segments
In this episode of *Theatrically Authentic*, Sarah Atherton-Knight and Simon Scott dive into the emotional complexity of *Dear Evan Hansen* — a show about anxiety, isolation, social performance, and…
Sarah Atherton-KnightHost
Simon ScottHostWhat's, what's, what's your reasoning? And there's, there's no wrong answer.
So a lot of the themes that obviously I gave in the disclaimer around like anxiety and isolation and longing and social performance-
... are very similar to my own existence, and there was nothing that screamed, "Ooh, let me buy a ticket to a show that's about like all of those things that I experienced at school." And I really struggle with like secondhand embarrassment and cringe.
And seeing a character do these things to himself and to the people around him would make me very uncomfortable, and, um, even though the show is, you know, very prominent in rhythmic communicating and norm challenging and pattern matching and justice seeking.
Essentially, Sarah, we're gonna use this next hour with the listener to try and convince me to maybe go and watch this.
Like I'd even watch like You've Been Framed, and I'd feel a little bit sick in certain [laughs] like clips, so-
What's, what's, what's your reasoning? And there's, there's no wrong answer.
So a lot of the themes that obviously I gave in the disclaimer around like anxiety and isolation and longing and social performance-
... are very similar to my own existence, and there was nothing that screamed, "Ooh, let me buy a ticket to a show that's about like all of those things that I experienced at school." And I really struggle with like secondhand embarrassment and cringe.
And seeing a character do these things to himself and to the people around him would make me very uncomfortable, and, um, even though the show is, you know, very prominent in rhythmic communicating and norm challenging and pattern matching and justice seeking.
Essentially, Sarah, we're gonna use this next hour with the listener to try and convince me to maybe go and watch this.
Like I'd even watch like You've Been Framed, and I'd feel a little bit sick in certain [laughs] like clips, so-
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