AUDITIONS: Between the Lines, Jr.
PRESENTED IN THE CENTURY CENTER
DIRECTED BY: Joshua Napierkowski
BOOK BY: Jodi Picoult & Timothy Allen McDonald
MUSIC & LYRICS BY: Kate Anderson & Elyssa Samsel
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY: Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer
SYNOPSIS:
Between the Lines JR. is an empowering and enchanting musical 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.
AUDITION/CALLBACK INFORMATION
Audition/Callback location: South Bend Scottish Rite Building: 427 N. Main Street, South Bend, IN 46601 — Enter through the Side Doors Across the Parking Lot from SBCT
IMPORTANT DATES
AUDITIONS
AUDITION DATES:
MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026 @ 6 PM – 8 PM
OR
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026 @ 6 PM – 8 PM
CALLBACK DATE:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026 @ 6 PM – 8 PM
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
First Rehearsal: Monday, July 13, 2026 | 6:00-8:00 PM
Rehearsals will be held: Mondays through Thursdays, 6:00pm – 8:00pm | July 13 – September 3, 2026
ALL REHEARSALS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE
*A more specific rehearsal schedule will be sent out once the show is cast*
Tech week begins: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2026
Sept 7 – 10 (6:00-9:00 PM) & Sept 14-16 (6:00-9:00 PM)
TECH WEEK AND PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CENTURY CENTER
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY, September 17 @ 7:30 pm – Opening Night
FRIDAY, September 18 @ 7:30 pm
SATURDAY, September 19 @ 2:00 pm
SATURDAY, September 19 @ 7:30 pm
SUNDAY, September 20 @ 2:00 pm
MONDAY, September 21 @10:30 am & 12:30 pm – School Performance
+TUESDAY, September 22 @10:30 am & 12:30 pm – School Performance
+ Final performance will be followed by a mandatory strike.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Ages 10-17 are welcome to audition.
Delilah: Smart, kind, and well read. Her life has been upended by her parents’ bitter divorce, and she finds herself in a new school where she becomes the target of the most popular girl. To escape, she turns to books.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: B5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Prince Oliver/Edgar: A classic fairy-tale prince. He’s charming, sincere, and intelligent. Oliver wishes for the freedom to live beyond the confines of the story that has been written for him. The authors want the actor who plays Prince Oliver to double as Edgar at the end of the play. Edgar is the son of Jessamyn Jacobs, the author of the book Delilah is obsessed with.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Ms. Winx: The school librarian, who has a long- standing literary crush on Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. She’s sassy, is strong, knows exactly who she is, and encourages Delilah to join the writing club.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: B2
Vocal range bottom: G#2
Ondine: A strong, confident mermaid who’s tired of playing second fiddle to a prince. Ondine leads “Do It For You” along with fellow mermaids Marina and Kyrie.
Vocal range top: C6
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Princess Seraphima: The quintessential princess: beautiful, eloquent, and ready to live happily ever after. However, once the book is closed, she is the exact opposite: self- absorbed, grating, and not very bright.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: D2
Vocal range bottom: B2
Jules: Strong, confident, and perfectly fine with being the odd one out: the living embodiment of “live the story you want if it’s not the story you’re in.”
Vocal range top: Bb3
Vocal range bottom: G2
Allie McAndrews: The school’s resident queen bee. She’s very smart but uses her intelligence to rule the school as an entitled “mean girl.”
Gender: female
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: F3
Ryan: Allie’s boyfriend, definitely a “dude’s dude.” Content with being one of Allie’s minions, he doesn’t have an informed opinion about pretty much anything and not many original thoughts either.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: G3
Janice: Allie’s right-hand gal. She goes along with Allie’s bullying and definitely prefers being a minion to being bullied by Allie.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Martin: The social media director of Allie’s minions. A teen internet troll who bullies Delilah through social media posts, he’s fine to go along with Allie’s schemes.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: G3
Rapskullio: A classic evil villain, but when the book is closed, he is the exact opposite: ultra-sensitive, kindhearted, and in touch with his feelings.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: E3
Grace: Delilah’s stressed-out mom. She’s going through a divorce, and while she’s trying to make everything work, she just can’t seem to get ahead. Grace has good intentions; she’s just overwhelmed.
Gender: female
Frump: 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. He is hopelessly in love with Princess Seraphima, who doesn’t understand that he isn’t really a dog.
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: G3
Troll: A grunting, monosyllabic monster; when the book is closed, he wishes that he were playing a different part.
Gender: male
Queen Maureen: Prince Oliver’s fairy-tale mother. When the book is closed, she lets her sass fly free and isn’t afraid to express an opinion.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Lady-In-Waiting: Attendant to Queen Maureen.
Gender: female
Mrs. Brown: The high school chemistry teacher.
Gender: female
Jessamyn Jacobs: A widowed mother of a teenage boy and author of Between the Lines. She’s a little quirky, but she’s also very smart and intuitive.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: F3
Ensemble: Includes the following roles: Butterflies (Marjorie, Cecil, Alistair, Francine), Students (including “Inner Thoughts” Students 1–4), Fairy-Tale Characters (including “Best Day Ever” Soloists 1–4), Process Server, Lunch Lady, Mascot, Marching Band, Pixie, Additional Pixies, Merfolk, Doctor, and Orderlies.
Mr. Darcy: Appears during Ms. Winx’s fantasy.
Gender: male