POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive, by Selina FillingerDirector: Courtney Murphy
Stage Manager: Kate Simeon
Show Dates: April 23, 24, and 25 2027
Location: Foothills Atrium
Audition Dates: Friday December 4 & Saturday December 5, 2026 at 7pm.
Location: Foothills Loft (Upstairs, brick side of building)
No preparation is needed. Actors will be asked to read from provided sides at the audition.
Video submissions are also accepted. Please submit via the Google form link below no later than Sunday December 6 at 12pm
Link for Virtual Audition Submission: https://forms.gle/is59EP1Y6t8VH3TD8
Tentative Rehearsal Dates: Mid January - April 2027 (2-3 days of the week, increasing closer to the show in the evenings based around actor availability.)
***No conflicts from April 18-22 (Tech week)***
This production explores power, gender, race, and the often unseen labor of the women working behind the scenes of political leadership. Several roles are written specifically for women of color as noted in the character descriptions. We strongly encourage performers of all backgrounds, ethnicities and gender identities to audition. What matters most is strong comedic instinct, fearless energy, emotional honesty, and the ability to work as part of a fast-paced ensemble.
All auditioning should be advised that POTUS contains very strong language, sexual themes/references, drug references/drug use, comedic violence, and mature themes throughout. The cast will be strictly 21+ for this production and it is recommended for mature audiences.
Specific content warnings by role can be found in each character description. Please take careful note of these prior to selecting which role(s) you are interested in.
Character Descriptions:
HARRIET – 30-50s. Any ethnicity. Chief of Staff. A political bulldog who has chosen every aspect of her life, appearance, and personality in service of her career. A sexless, humorless woman who lives and dies by the polls. Everything is a means to the end.
Has short hair and must be comfortable with a short hair cut or wearing a wig
JEAN – 30-50s. Any ethnicity. Press Secretary. A hawk in a turtleneck. High-strung, quick-witted, can handle any pressroom and sterilize any scandal. A single working mom. Harriet’s more polished and more tactful counterpart. CJ from The West Wing, but with more cynicism and paranoia.
Those auditioning for Jean must be comfortable with kissing another performer of the same gender.
STEPHANIE – late 20s-40s. Any ethnicity. Presidential secretary. An obedient and diminutive millennial, terrified of failure and perpetually on the edge of breakdown. Deeply brilliant, just suffers imposter syndrome. So much potential just waiting to be set free. Ideal for a very physically expressive performer.
Those auditioning for Stephanie must be comfortable in various states of undress (no nudity required but in underwear) as called for throughout the script, simulated vomiting,
DUSTY – 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. President’s plaything. A glowing, curious, sex-positive girl with a multitude of skills and a bright future. Loves civic duty! Loves democracy! Determined to make the world better!
Those auditioning for Dusty must be comfortable with simulated vomiting. Some dance ability preferred.
BERNADETTE – Late 30s-50s. President’s sister. A dumpster fire. Strife and mayhem. A coked-up tornado with raw sexual charisma, fiery temper, and fantastic sense of humor. Jean’s kryptonite.
Those auditioning for Bernadette must be comfortable with kissing another performer of the same gender.
CHRIS – 30s. Black. A journalist. Overburdened, under-slept, postpartum, newly-divorced, on the brink of irrelevancy. A dogged reporter with much to gain and everything to lose. (Wears a breast pump)
Those auditioning for Chris must be comfortable simulating the use of a breast pump including having an unbuttoned shirt exposing a bra (no nudity required.)
MARGARET – Late 40s-60s. Black. The First Lady. An impeccable combination of high fashion, corporate experience, and legal savvy. Regal, sophisticated, brimming with bitterness and pent-up rage. Goes for the jugular.
Those auditioning for Margaret must be comfortable with simulated use of a gun.
Event venue
Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center, 24 Market St,Oneonta, New York, United States
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