AUDITIONS
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Audition Notice:
BETWEEN THE LINES
Audition Dates: April 13 & 15, 2025 @ 7pm
Director Tom Yenchick is seeking a cast for Between the Lines.
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 and score by Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson.
LOCATION: Forge Theatre, 241 First Avenue, Phoenixville, PA
DATE: Sunday, April 13, and Tuesday, April 15, at 7 pm
Rehearsal Schedule: Sunday Evening, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7, with additional rehearsals during tech week
Show Dates: July 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 7:30 pm, July 20, 27 at 2 pm
Audition Information: Please prepare a 2-minute song that showcases your voice. Bring sheet music, an accompanist will be present. No pre-recorded music please. Cold readings from the script will be done. For further information about auditions, please contact Tom Yenchick at [email protected].
Please see the cast descriptions, below, for open roles.
Forge welcomes auditionees of any gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and ability level. Forge is committed to maintaining and further fostering an inclusive environment that embraces and encourages diversity across all aspects of our organization and throughout our community.
Looking to cast 3 adults (age 21 on up) and 7 actors aged 15 to 20.
Synopsis: 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 everyone to becoming the target of the most popular girl in school. To escape, she turns to books.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: E3
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
Vocal range: Bb4 to B2
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
Vocal range: D5 to G3
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: not very bright and self-absorbed.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5 to 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 to 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
Vocal range top: G4 to 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.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5 to D3
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
Vocal range top: G4 to C3
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
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C3
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
Vocal range top: G5 to D3