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So from then on whenever one of us called something problematic, he would make us talk it out until we could name the “bad” thing we were hinting at. In this particular class, 7/10 it was some type of oppression, and the remainder was like, “I’m uncomfortable because this is very new/confusing/pushing boundaries that made me feel safe.”

Once we stopped calling things “problematic” and stopping at that, class got way more interesting and... we all had to say, like, “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” or “ew capitalism gross” out loud, which a lot of us had never done in a classroom before. Or we had to be like, “Uhhh... I’m not sure what’s so bad?” and confront our own beliefs and that was maybe even more useful.

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Take it out.

time: the day before the first rehearsal of dear evan hansen at washington dc’s arena stage

place: will roland’s apartment in brooklyn, probably

will roland’s phone: *rings*

will roland: yeah what’s up

michael greif, director of dear evan hansen: will, i’m calling with some bad news

will roland, internally: oh fuck, i’ve been cut from the play, they got rid of my character or combined it with alana or changed it to a girl and i’m totally cut

will roland, externally: …yes?

michael greif, director of dear evan hansen:

anecdote about will roland and michael greif: Secrets about Will Roland, star of Be More Chill and Dear Evan Hansen — Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine, October 30, 2017

he’s trying to do the same thing zoe was doing during only us — asking evan to spend time with him one-on-one, no parents around, and trying to build a relationship with him that doesn’t revolve around connor.

this guy gave one of the freshest and most fascinating performances as jared i’ve ever seen. here’s a list of moments and line deliveries that made me flip out, with timestamps and screenshots

the little head tilt of [?] after evan says he spent the summer as an apprentice park ranger (6:44) and looking up and down at evan after he says he’s sort of a tree expert now (6:49)

asking “and then you fell?” (6:52) and “did they [come]?” (7:02) with either genuine concern or sarcasm that sounds very close to it

“well, my bunk DOMINATED in capture the flag” delivered with this gesture (7:14). he is SERIOUS about capture the flag

chest tap #1 after telling evan about all the times he definitely got to second base above the bra (7:22)

“you’re my only… family friend” “OH MY GOD” (17:45)

"he’s GOING to RUIN your LIFE with it” (18:05)

“you’re gonna go to the murphys’ house, and explain that the only thing that they have left, Of their Son, is some weird Sex Letter™, that you wrote to yourself!” (21:24)

“weeeell… weren’t you under oath? in a way?” (21:52)

“whatever they say about connor, you just nod your head, and you say, “yeah, that’s true!”” (22:22)

“good thing you’re about to tell her the truth about your 👐 sex letter! 👐” (22:50)

“i got skills, son” (33:04) delivered with this sequence of poses

chest tap #2 during “you need to calm yourself” (37:00)

“there is nothing unrealistic about the love that one man feels for another” (37:06) delivered while gesturing to himself on “one man” and to evan on “another.” (i swear this was the exact timing. tumblr user nothingunrealistic found dead in miami. i’m alright but i died)

giving evan a couple pats on the shoulder and a thumbs-up after he comes up with “i love my parents” (37:33)

chest tap #3 on “you’re having considerable trouble breathing” (38:32)

“no” […] “no!” […] “absolutely not!” (38:46-38:56) said with a grin on his face like he’s utterly charmed by evan’s idea of friendship as sending each other pictures of trees

“i can’t believe you tried to kiss zoe murphy on her brother’s beEEEed! after he DIEEED!” (56:24)

“you got to spend some quality time with your fake family aaaand ~snuggle with zoe murphy~” (58:28)

“a massive fundraising drive” is cut off by evan talking over jared and putting a hand on his chest to keep him from moving any closer. jared takes a few steps back and waits silently until evan comes back over for several seconds of a wordless check-in while alana talks (1:03:00-1:03:11). this isn’t unique to gabriel but that check-in lasted a good five seconds… what were they communicating…

after the usual maneuver of jared and alana spinning evan around during ywbf, jared goes for an extra moment of Hand On Evan’s Arm (1:14:06)

“a completely fabricated email exchange that ~*~never happened~*~” (1:19:03)

shifting into his Low Flat Quiet mode of speech from “remember you told me you didn’t need my help?” (1:38:13) through “no one at school would even know who you are” and then getting worked up again staring with “people at school actually talk to you now” (1:38:39), sounding genuinely pissed and aghast that evan is Almost… Popular and near tears on “yeah. i know. you keep saying that.” (1:38:55)