Borderline Players

DEAR EVAN HANSEN AUDITION NOTICE!

Borderline Players are seeking actors for our upcoming production of...

Dear Evan Hansen

Book by Steven Levenson

Music and Lyrics by Justin Paul and Benj Pasek

In-person auditions will be held Saturday, February 7th, at 10am at the First Universalist Parish Hall, 112 Main Street, Derby Line, Vermont

If you cannot attend but would like to be considered, please reach out as soon as possible. Special accommodations will only be made up to 72 hours in advance.

PREPARATION:

Songs and sides available by request. Contact:

artisticdirectorblp@gmail.com

We are seeking actors: Ages 16+ ONLY

An accompanist will be provided.

SYNOPSIS:

With a score that hits hard and a story that hits deep, Dear Evan Hansen is about our search for connection. When high schooler Evan tells a lie that spirals into viral fame, he’s forced to choose between truth and belonging.

REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Rehearsals begin soon.  

Performance are May 15-16-17 & 22-23-24 (Memorial Day Weekend). 

Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 3pm. 

(Call times 5:30 and 1:30 respectively)

ROLES TO BE CAST:

Seeking actors of all genders, ethnicities, and ages 16+ for the following roles:

EVAN HANSEN: Male identifying, plays 17. Smart, sincere, and excruciatingly self-conscious, Evan prefers to hover in the background, too afraid to step forward into the spotlight and risk ridicule or, what might be worse, no one noticing him at all. Must be a strong pop tenor: G2-B4.

ZOE MURPHY: Female Identifying, plays 16. Sensitive and sophisticated with a sharp sense of humor, one of those popular kids who doesn’t care and doesn’t play the high school social status games. Zoe is troubled by the ambivalence she feels over her brother’s death. Pop Soprano: F3-E5.

ALANA BECK: Female Identifying, plays 17. Earnest to a fault, prone to and thrives on melodrama, all of which hides a deeper loneliness and insecurity beneath an ever-present smile and an almost aggressive friendliness. Pop Soprano: F3-E5.

CONNOR MURPHY: Male Identifying, plays 17. An angry and disaffected loner, Connor has been a troubled kid for as long as anyone can remember. He is approached with caution by his peers and is a mystery to his parents. Pop Bari-Tenor: G2-G4.

JARED KLEINMAN: Male Identifying, plays 17. Droll and sarcastic, he covers his insecurities with a well-practiced swagger and a know-it-all arrogance. Pop Tenor: A2-B4.

HEIDI HANSEN: Female Identifying, 40s-50s. Evan’s mother, she loves him fiercely but isn’t always able to “help” him and fears they have begun to grow apart. She is prepared to do anything to support her son and repair the damage. Pop mezzo soprano: F#3-E5. 

CYNTHIA MURPHY: Female Identifying, 40s-50s. Connor and Zoe’s mother. She appears to be the perfect mother- kind, nurturing, available, easy to talk to- but her own children may feel otherwise.

Pop Soprano: F#3-E5.

LARRY MURPHY: Male identifying, 40s. Connor and Zoe’s father. Though often tense and taciturn, Larry shows a different face to the world, representing for Evan the dad he always wished for: strong, confident and, more than anything, reliable. Strong Pop Vocalist: F#2-G4

We are also looking for ensemble members and understudies for this production.

If you’d like to join the technical team supporting lights/sounds/props/sets, etc, please email interest to: artisticdirectorblp@gmail.com

May 15-16-17 & 22-23-24, 2026 

Fridays and Saturdays @ 7pm/ Sundays @ 3pm

Location:

Haskell Opera House

93 Caswell Ave / 1 Church Street

Derby Line, VT / Stanstead, QC

Americans...

can park in Derby Line and use the main entrance on Caswell Avenue. There are both stairs and an elevator with the American entry.

Canadians...

can park in Stanstead and use the Canadian entrance on Church Street. 

Note: There is no elevator with the Canadian entry, only stairs. Sorry.

TICKETS will be available at the 

Haskell Library in Derby Line, MAC Center for the Arts in Newport, the Colby-Curtis Museum in Stanstead as well as at the Haskell Box Office starting one-hour before showtime.

Ticket categories:

Adult (12-64) - $20 USD | $25 CDN

Generous (12-99) - $25 USD | $30 CDN

   *Thank you for your added support for the local arts.*

Youth (12-17) - $15 USD | $20 CDN

   (Note: Children under-12 will not be admitted.)

Senior (65+) - $15 USD | $20 CDN

Community Circle - $10 USD | $15 CDN 

   Must show Community Circle membership card.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

www.mtishows.com