Acting is for fags and girls, and if his dad found out he was acting (even the lead in Romeo and Juliet), he'd be given a stern lecture (or worse) on how to be a real man

now that's something I hadn't thought about- even though it's in "Plain Jane". This is actually quite a brave thing for Jason to be doing. He is inching out of his comfort zone steadily... pity Peter just outstrips him so quickly.