Between the Lines JR.
You have the power to change your story.
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Show Essentials
24
Roles
+ Ensemble
PG
Rated
1
Act
Casting
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Cast Size: Large (21 or more performers)
Cast Type: Teens

Character Breakdown

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.”

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.

Janice

Allie’s right-hand gal. She goes along with Allie’s bullying and definitely prefers being a minion to being bullied by Allie.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Troll

A grunting, monosyllabic monster; when the book is closed, he wishes that he were playing a different part.

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.

Lady-In-Waiting

Attendant to Queen Maureen.

Mrs. Brown

The high school chemistry teacher.

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.

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.

Full Song List
Between the Lines JR.: Another Chapter
Between the Lines JR.: Between The Lines
Between the Lines JR.: Happily Ever After Hours
Between the Lines JR.: Inner Thoughts
Between the Lines JR.: When I’m Talkin’ To Oliver
Between the Lines JR.: Mr. Darcy And Me
Between the Lines JR.: Crazy Chemistry
Between the Lines JR.: Butterflies
Between the Lines JR.: A Whole New Story
Between the Lines JR.: Best Day Ever
Between the Lines JR.: Do It for You
Between the Lines JR.: Butterflies (Reprise)
Between the Lines JR.: Something To Hold On To
Between the Lines JR.: Something To Hold On To (Reprise)
Between the Lines JR.: Allie McAndrews
Between the Lines JR.: Can’t Get ’Em Out
Between the Lines JR.: Between The Lines (Reprise)
Between the Lines JR.: Finale

Billing

Based on the novel by Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer

Requirements

You must give the authors/creators billing credits, as specified in the Production Contract, in a conspicuous manner on the first page of credits in all programs and on houseboards, displays and in all other advertising announcements of any kind.
Percentages listed indicate required type size in relation to title size.
[Name of Organization]
Production of
100%
Music & Lyrics by
Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson
Book by
Timothy Allen McDonald & Jodi Picoult
50%
 
Based on the novel by Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer
25%
 
No one shall receive larger billing than the Authors. No other credits on the same line as Authors. The credit for the Novelists shall appear on a separate line immediately below Authors’ credit and appearing wherever Authors are billed.
 
ADDITIONAL TITLE PAGE BILLING: The following credits shall appear on the title page of all programs and in all advertising and publicity wherever and whenever the full production credits are given.
Original Off-Broadway Production of Between the Lines
Produced by Daryl Roth
Directed by Jeff Calhoun
25%
 
The following credits shall appear on title pages for all programs of the Play in a size equal to musical staff credits unless specified otherwise:
Orchestrations and Arrangements by
Greg Anthony Rassen
Additional Arrangements by
Daniel Green
Between the Lines developed with the support of the New York Stage and Film & Vassar’s Powerhouse Season, Summer 2016
20%
 
SHORTENED BILLING: In advertisements of 1/4 page size or less, and online and mobile ads where in each case only the title of the play, performance dates and venue are provided and in outdoor advertising, transit and taxi ads and marquees where no other person is billed, the following “shortened billing” is permissible:
 
BETWEEN THE LINES JR.

Video Warning

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ANY VIDEO AND/OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

Included Materials

ItemQuantity Included
ACTOR'S BOOK30
CHOREOGRAPHY VIDEOS DIGITAL1
DIRECTOR'S GUIDE1
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES AND MEDIA1
GUIDE VOCAL AND PERF TRACKS DIGITAL1
PIANO VOCAL SCORE1

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