Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Fan Casting Poster

Fan CastingSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Simonverse, #1

by Becky Albertelli

Story added by williammganas on February 15, 2024

Simon Spier is a closeted, gay, 16-year-old student in his junior year of high school with a fondness for musical theater who lives in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. Unbeknownst to his family and friends, Simon has been sending e-mails to a person going by the name of "Blue", Simon himself using the pseudonym "Jacques". As the two become closer, however, Simon's secret suddenly falls under siege; the e-mails sent between him and Blue are threatened to be released if he doesn't play wingman for Martin, the class clown, and coerce his friend Abby into falling in love with him. Now, his sexual orientation could be revealed and the privacy of h...read more

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Role added by williammganas on February 15, 2024

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Description of Nick Eisner:

Simon's male best friend. Simon has known Nick since he was four. Nick has a crush on Abby and is a talented singer and guitarist, is Jewish, and plays soccer. Oftentimes, he finds himself struck by sudden philosophical moods, spinning off into existential tangents regarding rather abstruse subjects, such as the interpretations of his own dreams. Simon finds this irresistible. Nick's crush on Abby is quite obvious, with him switching seats to sit next to her at lunch, and his "lingering, lovesick eyes" that look in her general direction.