Life, Off Book

• Ophelia Female 110 lines
  A phenomenal dancer and actress with poor social skills.
• Jeb Male 82 lines
  Ophelia’s mild mannered fake boyfriend. Pianist who is a closeted gay man.
• Mac Male 36 lines
  Jeb’s significant other who is already out of the closet. Also a pianist.
• Jude Male 34 lines
  A teen on forearm crutches who has feelings for Ophelia.
• Director Any gender 36 lines
  A figment of Ophelia’s imagination who helps guide her actions.
• Conductor Any gender 8 lines
  The high school music teacher.
• Cyrus Male 5 lines
  A bad actor who defies all acting rules.
• Kelly Male 4 lines
  A “rough around the edges” student.
• Abby Female 3 lines
  Student in dance class.
• Ali Female 3 lines
  Student listening to Jeb play.

Narrators (These are some of the high school students that populate their world.)

• JOEY/JOIE Any gender 22 lines
  Other half of Garrison; intelligent and refined.
• Garrison/Gabby Any gender 21 lines
  Other half of Joie; intelligent and refined.
• George/Gwyn Any gender 11 lines
  The dry-witted narrator, with low tolerance for nonsense.
• Emerson/Emily Any gender 22 lines
  The inner voice of the characters.
• Mike/Mikayla Any gender 23 lines
  The upbeat, on the bright side, mediator between the narrators.
• Gavin/Gracie Any gender 10 lines
  A rambunctious, energetic, young, individual.
• Julian/Julia Any gender 15 lines
  A self-righteous “cool kid” who is clever with his words.
• Mark/Marianna Any gender 8 lines
  An intelligent introvert with a particular interest in astronomy and physics.