BETWEEN THE LINES: PRINCE OLIVER/EDGAR LINES:

These are flashcards of all of Prince Oliver/Edgar's lines.

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: This isn’t happening.

Please don’t shut the book! Did you see my message?

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: On page 59?

She noticed. She noticed! Let me explain —

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: Wait! I’ve read hundreds of books and this has never happened before.

I’m not like most characters. Everyone here seems happy living the lives that have been written for them. I’d give anything to change my story.

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: Me, too.

See! Look how much we already have in common.

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: Why did the —

Tell me what —

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

PRINCE OLIVER: Tell me what —

Sorry —

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: You go.

No, you.

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: I have a million questions —

So do I!

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: Like . . . how is this happening?

I don’t know. I don’t care! (beat) Tell me, which page are you on?

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: 43.

No, that’s where I am. Where are you?

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: I’m on my roof.

Yes, but which page?

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: It’s. . . it’s not like that here.

So no one’s writing your story?

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: If someone’s writing this, they have a sick sense of humor. They keep changing the plot.

For me, nothing ever changes.

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: Not true! The word “help” disappeared from the page.

That’s because I added it. But every time someone opens the book, it resets.

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: So it’s magic?

No! It’s ridiculous. Who’d believe a story like this? Trolls, mermaids, love at first sight?

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: It’s fantasy. You read it to take a break from reality.

Whose reality? It feels bloody authentic when I drown and get stabbed over and over again. Just because it’s fiction doesn’t mean it’s not real.

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: I never thought of it like that. I’m so sorry.

Don’t be. If you hadn’t read the story, I would never have met you.

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: Okay, this is probably the result of some sort of stressed related sleep disorder, and I’ve got school in the morning. . . so I should probably —

Meet me here tomorrow? Page 43? It’s the only page in the book where I’m alone.

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: Oh, I know.

Wait! What’s your name?

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: It’s Delilah. Delilah McPhee.

Call me Ollie.

ACT 1 SCENE 2: DELILAH’S RENTAL HOUSE:

DELILAH: Okay. Good night. . . Ollie.

Sleep well. . . Delilah McPhee.

ACT 1 SCENE 3: BOOK CLOSED AT THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER:

ALL: OH, WE’RE HAPPY IT’S AFTER HOURS

FRUMP!

ACT 1 SCENE 3: BOOK CLOSED AT THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER:

PRINCESS SERAPHIMA: There’s my handsome prince! Did you miss me?

Like a peasant misses the black plague.

ACT 1 SCENE 3: BOOK CLOSED AT THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER:

FRUMP: Do you have to kiss her when the book is closed?

I wish I never had to kiss her at all. (beat) Frump, I’ve met someone.

ACT 1 SCENE 3: BOOK CLOSED AT THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER:

RAPSKULLIO: Oooh! In which chapter?

She’s. . . a reader.

ACT 1 SCENE 3: BOOK CLOSED AT THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER:

QUEEN MAUREEN: Oliver! Our readers are children!?

Not this one! She’s. . . different.

ACT 1 SCENE 3: BOOK CLOSED AT THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER:

LADY-IN-WAITING: You can’t change that.

But what if we could? What if we never had to do what was written, ever again?

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

(start of scene)

HELOOOO!!!!

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Oh my god.

HELLOOOO!!!!

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Oh, hey.

You look lovely.

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Well, thanks, I just woke up like this. And you’re still here.

Surely you don’t think a story exists only when you’re reading it? When you go to sleep, do you cease to exist?

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Of course not. How come you’re the only —

Thank goodness you’re —

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Sorry —

You go.

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: No, you.

Thank goodness you’re here! I need your help. (beat) Tell me: is this an abnormal mole?

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Uhhh. . .

Oh dear God! I knew it! I have the wasting disease, don’t I?

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Nothing is wasted on you. I think it’s a freckle. Just a suggestion, you should only flash your pecs to your fiancée.

Are you jealous?

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Of a beautiful princess who has a guy totally fixated on her? Um, yeah.

That princess has the brain capacity of a sea cucumber.

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: You act like you’re in love with her.

Don’t believe everything you read.

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Trust me, I don’t. My world is full of people creating fake versions of themselves.

Why would anyone live a fictional life by choice? I would give anything to experience something real.

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: On the counter next to your phone.

That voice I heard? Is she your queen?

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: I’ve gotta go, or my mom’s gonna kill me —

Ah! So she’s an evil Queen.

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Some days. I’ll take to you later, okay. . . ?

Wait! I’ve always wondered why I was written. But now I think I know. I was meant to meet you. (beat) You are amazing, Delilah McPhee.

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: Stop —

I’m. . . sorry?

ACT 1 SCENE 4: DELILAH’S BEDROOM THE NEXT MORNING

DELILAH: No, I mean, like. . . Um. . . Don’t stop?

Ah, I’ve embarrassed you. All right then, you’re not amazing. You are run-of-the-mill. Completely dismissible.

ACT 1 SCENE 6: SCHOOL CAFETERIA:

RYAN: Babe. Just ignore her.

PRINCE OLIVER & DELILAH: HELLO!!!!!

ACT 1 SCENE 6: SCHOOL CAFETERIA:

JANICE: Who is she talking to?

Where have you been?

ACT 1 SCENE 6: SCHOOL CAFETERIA:

DELILAH: I was in the library with Ms. Winx.

Did you tell her about me?

ACT 1 SCENE 6: SCHOOL CAFETERIA:

MARTIN: My mom’s a shrink.

I guess what you and I have is just magical.

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

(start of scene)

HELLOOOOOO!!! Delilah? Are you all right?

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: I had a fight with my mom. She loses it every time I mention my dad.

Ah! Was he taken by a dragon?

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: No. A very flexible yoga instructor.

My father is just a flashback. I wish I had memories of him.

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Trust me, you don’t. It’s harder to lose someone who you know what you’re missing.

Where is your father now?

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: In Boston with his girlfriend and her perfect little daughter. They don’t exactly want me around.

Well, that’s their loss.

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Ollie, you hardly know me.

I know that you write notes on your hand when you need to remember something. And that you bite your lip when you read.

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: I do not.

Ah! You just did it! And you wear my favorite frock every night.

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: This? Why is it your favorite?

Because you wear it to bed.

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Ollie! (beat) Do you ever imagine what it would be like? If we could actually be together?

Constantly.

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Oh. . . so we’d be like. . . sleeping in the same bed?

Is that now how it’s done in your world?

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: AND HOLDING HANDS. . .

Who is “Movies” and why must we watch him?

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

PRINCE OLIVER & DELILAH: I LOVE HOW YOU FIT INTO MY PERFECT WORLD

Tell me everything! I want to know more about your world!

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Well. . . In my world the men wear aprons and do all the cleaning —

Fascinating!

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Mmhmm. Yeah. And they always take the children to school

I would like that —

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: And they have dinner on the table just in time for the women to come home from their fulfilling careers.

What fun! Okay, okay… so what about

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

PRINCE OLIVER & DELILAH: A LIFETIME BESIDE YOU IN MY PERFECT WORLD

Tell me, is there dancing out there?

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Of course! People out here dance all the time.

Excellent! Then perhaps you know the “Beggar’s Dance?”

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Oh, god. Never do that again.

What? I’m a tremendous dancer! Okay, let’s see some of your moves —

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: No. I said people dance. I don’t dance.

Someday, Delilah McPhee, you will dance with me.

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: I don’t think so —

Promise me.

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Ollie, no —

Please???

ACT 1 SCENE 8: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH & PRINCE OLIVER: THAT’S MY PERFECT WORLD

Just one tiny dance step?

ACT 1 SCENE 11: RAPSKULLIO’S LAIR

FRUMP: Treat! Treat!

Rapskullio!

ACT 1 SCENE 11: RAPSKULLIO’S LAIR

RAPSKULLIO: We know. Prince Oliver?

I can’t share my feelings right now.

ACT 1 SCENE 11: RAPSKULLIO’S LAIR

RAPSKULLIO: What could you possibly be upset about? Dear sweet. . . perfectly illustrated Ollie. Right down to those ridiculously cute dimples. . . Flash ‘em for me!

No.

ACT 1 SCENE 11: RAPSKULLIO’S LAIR

RAPSKULLIO: Flash ‘em —

No!

ACT 1 SCENE 11: RAPSKULLIO’S LAIR

RAPSKULLIO: Ollie. . . ?!

Okay. . .

ACT 1 SCENE 11: RAPSKULLIO’S LAIR

RAPSKULLIO: Yay! (beat) Now, what’s got your tights in a twist?

What’s the point of being a hero when you can’t save the one person you want to? (beat) Rapskullio, can you paint anything onto your magic canvas?

ACT 1 SCENE 11: RAPSKULLIO’S LAIR

RAPSKULLIO: I suppose.

And will whatever you paint appear like the butterflies do?

ACT 1 SCENE 11: RAPSKULLIO’S LAIR

RAPSKULLIO: I don’t see why not.

I need you to paint something for me.

ACT 1 SCENE 11: RAPSKULLIO’S LAIR

RAPSKULLIO: What do you have in mind?

A girl. With eyes the color of honey.

ACT 1 SCENE 13: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

(start of scene)

Delilah! Good news! I asked Rapskullio to —- (beat) Are you. . . crying?

ACT 1 SCENE 13: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Everyone thinks I’m crazy because I spend all my time lost in a fairytale.

Well, I’m not crazy and I spend all my time lost in a fairytale.

ACT 1 SCENE 13: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Ollie, it’s not funny.

We’ll fix it, together.

ACT 1 SCENE 13: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: How? You live in a book. I’m stuck in the real world.

Yes, but —

ACT 1 SCENE 13: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: Ollie, I can’t do this.

Delilah. Please don’t shut me out —

ACT 1 SCENE 13: THE ROOF OUTSIDE DELILAH’S BEDROOM:

DELILAH: LOOK BACK!

Delilah!?

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

(start of act 2)

DELILAH!?

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

PRINCESS SERAPHIMA: Seriously you guys. WHO. EVEN. IS. SHE?

Seraphima, um. . . this is. . .

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

FRUMP: Cousin

This is my cousin.

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

TROLL: It is an honor, my lady. After years of Waiting for Godot, the plot finally advances.

I can’t believe you’re here.

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

PRINCE OLIVER & ALL: BEST DAY EVER, EVER, EVER

Care to dance?

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

DELILAH: I told you, I don’t dance.

But princesses are required to dance.

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

DELILAH: You know I’m not a princess.

Yet.

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

DELILAH: Ollie, could we have a minute alone?

Your wish is my command.

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

DELILAH: It’s beautiful.

Alone, at last. Just you and me, and no one else.

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

DELILAH: I can’t believe —

That was incredible —

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

Sorry —

You go.

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

DELILAH: No, you.

That was incredible.

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

DELILAH: That was my first real kiss.

Mine too.

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

DELILAH: This has gotta be a dream.

Did that feel like a dream?

ACT 2 SCENE 1: INSIDE THE BOOK

PRINCE OLIVER: IN MY PERFECT WORLD

Delilah McPhee, will you —