Between the Lines | open Auditions

The production will run from Nov. 5-8, 2026 in The Williams Center for the Performing Arts.

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. 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”).

Initial auditions will be in person Tuesday, August 25 & Wednesday, August 26 from 7 pm- 10 pm in The Studio Theater.
Actors of all races, nationalities, sizes, and abilities are encouraged to audition.

TO select an audition time, click here: audition TIME selection

Please complete this audition form: Audition Information Form

For Character Descriptions click here: BETWEEN THE LINES characters

Please prepare a 1-2 minute monologue of your choice & 32 bars of a song (Pop or Uptempo Preferred).
Our Music Director for the show will act as your accompanist for the audition. Please bring your sheet music with cutting marked.
**Lafayette’s library has an extensive sheet music collection available if you need to find a song.

If you cannot make it to the in-person auditions, please contact Prof. Melissa Livingston before Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026 for an alternative audition time.
Callbacks will be by invitation on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 10 am-2:30 pm.

If you have questions or need more information, please contact Prof. Melissa Livingston at livingme@lafayette.edu.