Auditions are at North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre
Tuesday May 28th and Wednesday May 29th 7 PM
Callbacks – Thursday May 30th 7 PM
Rehearsals will begin the week of June 10th.
Production show dates are August 16-Sept 1, 2024. Fridays, Saturday, and Sundays.
About the Show:
Between the Lines is the new musical based on the novel by international bestselling author Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer, featuring a book by Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald (Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach, The Big One-Oh!) and score by Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson (Apple TV+’s “Central Park”).
Between the Lines is an empowering and enchanting new musical for anyone who has ever sought to find their place in the world. An outsider in a new town and a new school, Delilah seeks comfort in the pages of her favorite book, where she feels heard and understood by the handsome Prince Oliver. But as the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur in both extraordinary and astonishing ways, Delilah discovers how to find her place in the real world while keeping her dreams alive.
Director: Mike McGee
Music Director: Mary Kathryn Walston
Choreographer: Molly Hamelin
Stage Manager: Shereatha Terry
Please fill out the audition form here
Please print your conflict calendar and bring with you to your audition
About Auditions:
Please come prepared to sing 16 Bars of a song in the style of the show. Make sure to bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. We will also do cold readings from the script. Please email the Director with any questions: mikemcgee99@yahoo.com
Character Breakdown – All gender identities are always considered.
Ages are relative and shouldn’t prevent anyone from auditioning.
Teens (Age 16+)
Delilah – Smart, well read. Upended by her parents’ bitter divorce, Delilah finds herself in a new school where she goes from being invisible to everyone to becoming the target of the most popular girl in school. To escape, she turns to books.
Gender: female presenting
Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: E3
Prince Oliver – A classic fairytale prince, charming, sincere, and smart. Oliver wishes for the freedom to live beyond the confines of the story that has been written for him.
Gender: male presenting
Vocal range top: Bb4 Vocal range bottom: B2
Allie McAndrews/ Princess Seraphima – Allie is the school’s resident queen bee who is a smart, entitled, “mean girl.” As Princess Seraphima: the quintessential princess; beautiful, eloquent. However once the book is closed, she is the exact opposite
Gender: female presenting
Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: G3
Jules/ Ondine/ Fairy – Strong and confident, Jules is the living embodiment of “live the story you want if it’s not the story you’re in.” As Ondine: the lead Mermaid; when the book is being read the mermaids are obsessed with men, however once the book is closed they become staunch feminists.
Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: D3
Ryan/ Frump – Ryan is the jock boyfriend of Allie McAndrews, a dude’s dude. Frump is Prince Oliver’s best friend who is half-dog due to a curse placed on him by the evil Rapskullio earlier in the fairy tale book. Hopelessly in love with Princess Seraphima.
Gender: male presenting
Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: B2
Janice/ Marina/ Fairy – Allie’s ditzy right hand gal. As Marina (Mermaid): when the book is being read, the mermaids are obsessed with men, however once the book is closed they become staunch feminists. The Fairies are in the “Happily Ever After Hour” and the “Best Day Ever” scenes.
Gender: female presenting
Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: D3
Martin/ Troll – A teen internet troll who bullies Delilah through social media posts and is part of Allie McAndrews’ tribe. As Troll: when the fairy tale is being read the Troll is a grunting, monosyllabic monster; when the book is closed, he is an Olivier-esque actor’s actor. Also briefly appears as Delilah’s Dad and Delivery Person.
Gender: male presenting
Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: C3
Adults (Ages 35+)
Grace/ Queen Maureen – Delilah’s mother; after 17 years of being a stay-at-home mom with dreams of completing her nursing degree, Grace finds herself the sole breadwinner and parent. As Queen Maureen: she is Prince Oliver’s fairytale mother. When the book is closed, she is the martini-swigging queen of snark.
Gender: female presenting
Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: G3
Ms. Winx/ Lady in Waiting/ Mrs. Brown/ Kyrie/ Jessamyn Jacobs
Ms. Winx is the school librarian who happens to have a longstanding literary crush on Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; sassy, strong, knows exactly who she is. As Jessamyn: the author of the fairy tale book Delilah is obsessed with and a widowed mother of a teenage boy; she’s kooky, a bit scattered and off beat, but smart and intuitive. As Mrs. Brown: she is a biology teacher who is obsessed with self-tanning, teeth whitening, and vacationing in the Caribbean. As Kyrie (mermaid): when the book is being read the mermaids are obsessed with men, however once the book is closed they become staunch feminists.
Gender: female presenting
Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: D3
Dr. Ducharme/ Rapskullio – Dr. Ducharme is the school social worker. He’s a quirky, socially awkward, nebbish sort of fellow. In the fairy tale, Rapskullio is a classic evil villain, but when the book is closed he is the exact opposite: ultra-sensitive, good-hearted, and in touch with his feelings.
Gender: male presenting
Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: C3
