AUDITIONS!
Between the Lines
Auditions will be held by VIDEO SUBMISSION ONLY.
Auditions are for Between the Lines.
🎥 Video auditions are due by Sunday, February 15 at 8:30 PM.
📅 Callbacks (if needed) will be held on: Monday, February 23.
For auditions:
Please submit 16–32 bars of a Broadway song in the style of the show. We highly encourage you to use a backing track without vocals for your audition. We do not encourage a cappella auditions.
🚫 Please note: We do not accept any tech week conflicts (this is the week leading up to the show, beginning the Sunday before), show conflicts, or brush-up rehearsal conflicts.
📧 If you have any questions, please email: artistic.director@griffintheatre.org
Between the Lines Dates and Casting Breakdown
🎠Between the LinesShow Dates: June5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
Ages: 12 and up (must be able to portray at least high school-aged. Adults are also needed.)
All Roles Open
Between the Lines is an empowering and enchanting story for anyone who has struggled 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 extraordinary ways, Delilah realizes her dreams in the real world are worth fighting for.
Roles:
Delilah - smart, well-read (everything from Dostoevsky to graphic novels). Upended by her parents' bitter divorce, Delilah finds herself in a new school where she goes from being invisible to becoming the target of the most popular girl in school. To escape, she turns to books. (Gender: Female Presenting. Range: E3-F5)
Prince Oliver/Edgar - 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. As Edgar, he is the son of Jessamyn Jacobs, the author of the book Delilah is obsessed with. (Gender: Male Presenting. Range: B2-Bb4)
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. Range: G3-D5)
Allie McAndrews/Princess Seraphima - Allie is he 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: not very bright, self-absorbed. (Gender: Female Presenting. Range: G3-Eb5)
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. (Range: D3-G5)
Ryan/Frump - Ryan is the jock boyfriend of Allie, 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 fairytale book. Hopelessly in love with Princess Seraphima. (Gender: Male. Range: B2-G4)
Janice/Marina/Fairy - Allie's ditzy right hand gal. As Marina, a 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. Range: D3-E5)
Martin/Troll - A teen internet troll who bullies Delilah through social media posts and is part of Allie's tribe. As Troll, when the fairytale book is being read he 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. Range: C3-G4)
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 Predjudice. Sassy, strong, knows exactly who she is. As Jessamyn, the author of the fairytale book Delilah is obsessed with and a widowed mother of a teen boy, she's kooky, a bit scattered and off beat, but smart and intuitive. As Mrs. Brown, she's a biology teacher obsessed with self-tanning, teeth whitening, and vacationing in the Caribbean. As Kyrie, a 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. Range: D3-G5)
Dr. Ducharme/Rapskullio - Dr. Ducharme is the school social worker. He's a quirky, socially awkward, nebbish sort of fellow. In the fairytale, 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. Range: C3-A4)
Between the Lines Rehearsal and Show Dates
Sunday, March 22 from 1:00-4:00pmSaturday, March 28 from 11am-3pm
Saturday, April 11 from 11am-3pm
Tuesday, April 21 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, April 23 from 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, April 25 from 11am-3pm
Tuesday, April 28 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, April 30 from 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, May 2 from 11am-3pm
Tuesday, May 5 from 6:30-9:30pm
Wednesday, May 6 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, May 7 from 6:30-9:30pm
Wednesday, May 13 from 6:30-9:30pm
Sunday, May 17 from 1:00-4:00pm
Tuesday, May 19 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, May 21 from 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, May 23 from 11am-3pm
Tuesday, May 26 from 6:30-9:30pm
Thursday, May 28 from 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday, May 30 from 10am-4pm LOAD IN
Sunday, May 31 from 1:00-9:00pm TECH
Monday, June 1 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Tuesday, June 2 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Wednesday, June 3 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Thursday, June 4 from 6:30-11pm TECH
Friday, June 5 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Saturday, June 6 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Sunday, June 7 -- 12:30pm Call, 2:00pm SHOW
Friday, June 12 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Saturday, June 13 -- 6pm Call, 7:30pm SHOW
Sunday, June 14 -- 12:30pm Call, 2:00pm SHOW, Set Strike
