AUDITIONS: saturday, SEPTEMBER 21 (2:30Pm TO 6:30pm-ish)
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive by Selina Fillinger is a fast-paced comedy about the seven women in charge of the man in charge of the free world. TNT encourages all female, female-identifying performers 18+ to audition! (You MUST be 18 or older to audition.)
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Directed by: BETHE ENSEY
All auditioning should be advised that POTUS contains very strong language, sexual themes/references, drug references/drug use, comedic violence, and mature themes throughout.
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Sign Up:
Click HERE to sign up for an audition time.
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What to Prepare
This audition is part of a three-show, group audition. Each director has provided a selection from his/her play. Please prepare ONE PIECE of your choosing to perform. Memorization is preferred, but not required. While at auditions, you may be asked to do cold readings of the script.
PERFORMANCE DATES: February 20 to March 9, 2025
REHEARSALS begin: January 19; schedule TBD
Please download this AUDITION FORM, print it, complete it, and bring it with you to the auditions - along with a resume and head shot, if possible. (Blank forms will also be available at the audition venue.)
Click ABOVE to find and download selections from POTUS. (Provided by the director.)
Terrific New Theatre is committed to inclusive casting of actors of diverse ages, races, ethnicities, genders, body types, and abilities. We also encourage you to audition even if you have never been in a play before.
Questions? Contact tam@terrificnewtheatre.com
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
Note that these descriptions are for the character and do not dictate casting decisions regarding age, gender, race, body type, or ability. “Any of these women can be any ethnicity. Actors can be female-identifying or non-binary. Age is flexible. Beauty is subjective. So long as they’re fast, fierce, and hilarious.” - Selina Fillinger, Playwright of POTUS (Race only specified - below - if dictated by playwright in the script.)
HARRIET–She/her. Late 40s-60s. Chief of Staff. A political bulldog who has chosen every aspect of her life, appearance, and personality in service of her career. A sexless and humorless middle-aged woman who lives and dies by the polls. She simmers, almost boils - but not quite. Controlled.
JEAN– She/her. 40s-60s. Press Secretary. A hawk in a turtleneck. A high-strung, quick-witted woman who can handle any press room and sterilize any scandal. A single working mother whose pristine life is threatened only by her knee-weakening attraction to disastrous sexual partners—one, in particular. Harriet’s more polished and more tactful counterpart. Think CJ from West Wing, but with more bite, cynicism, and learned paranoia.
STEPHANIE– She/her. 20s-30s. Presidential secretary. An obedient and diminutive millennial, terrified of failure and perpetually on the edge of nervous breakdown. Deeply brilliant, just crippled by her own imposter syndrome. So much potential energy and rage just waiting to be set free.
DUSTY– She/her. 20s-30s. 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!
BERNADETTE– White. She/her. 30s-50s. President’s sister. A total trash fire. Strife and mayhem. A coked-up tornado with raw sexual charisma, fiery temper, and fantastic sense of humor. Jean’s kryptonite.
CHRIS– BIPOC. She/her. 30s-40s. A journalist. Overburdened, under-slept, postpartum, newly-divorced, on the brink of irrelevancy. A dogged reporter with much to gain and everything to lose.
MARGARET– BIPOC. She/her. 40s-60s. 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.