5TH Musical Theater Song Essay Example

result (hence his cast).

Evan only has his mom, Heidi, who is very busy trying to earn money to support the two of them. Their relationship is rocky due to Evan’s struggle going unnoticed by his mother and his anger towards feeling like she uses him to validate herself. Evan does not accept himself for who he is and find himself lying in order to create a life he wants. Evan sings “Waving Through A Window” at school in the hallway filled with his peers. He tries to get his sort-of friend Jared and another girl he knows, Alana, to sign his cast but both of them refuse. Then Evan runs into Connor, Zoe’s brother, and is misinterpreted by Connor as making fun of him rather than just being awkward. Connor then pushes Evan to the ground convinced Evan is just being a jerk. Zoe sees the encounter and feels the need to apologize for her brother’s behavior to Evan. After Evan tries and fails to connect with Zoe he is stricken by the build of all the failures he has encountered already that day. Filled with shame and convinced he is an outcast and not significant to anybody in his life, Evan sings “Waving Through A Window” as an anthem.

Feeling stuck in the “window” society has created for him, Evan ponders if he will always be ignored and treated like trash by everyone around him. Throughout the song, it is revealed that Evan is so desperate to be noticed and validated that it is made clear Evan values what others think of him more than he does. This song is basically Evan’s cry for help

and change of his circumstances as he endures the pain of always feeling disliked and unwanted, an outsider essentially. This song feels like it fits my voice well. I have difficulty projecting my lower notes when I am singing the line “When you’re falling in a forest…” and I have a hard time belting up on the “Waving” after the key change of the song. The ending is also difficult with the melodic line starting at a B consistently (Is anybody waving, waving, waving, woah).

I also think the agility the song demands throughout can be a challenge for me at times. I really like the song, and I think the character and emotions that Evan is going through are a fun challenge to rise to. I think I easily connect with the story and feel so much empathy for my character. Hopefully, I will successfully translate that into my performance.