From: Kevin Johnson <kjohnson.stage@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 4, 2023 4:19 PM
Subject: AUDITION NOTICE: POTUS - Arizona Onstage Productions
AUDITION NOTICE: Arizona Onstage Productions presents the Arizona Premiere of the hit Broadway Tony nominated comedy POTUS -Or Behind Every Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive written by Selene Fillinger and directed by Annette Hillman. Performances will take place on two weekends March 29th – April 7th at The Cabaret Space – The Temple of Music and Art.
Casting 7 women for this very physical comedy.
Please send headshot and resume to Annette Hillman, ahillman1601@gmail.com Readings/initial auditions will be done by Zoom. If you know the show and are interested in a certain role, please note that. Rehearsals will start in February due to limited schedule availability. All positions are paid. Sides will be available online.
Casting breakdown via the playwright:
American power structures are rooted in, and shaped by, white supremacy. Racism permeates our institutions, compounding gender and class inequity everywhere, but especially in electoral politics. This play is a critique of complicity in white patriarchy; thus, the following requirements speak to those dynamics and must be followed. International productions should analyze and reflect in their casting a similar understanding of marginalized communities' struggle for voice within their governing· bodies.
The Women, in order of their emotional proximity to POTUS (closest to farthest):
HARRIET – His chief of staff.
JEAN – His press secretary.
STEPHANIE – His secretary.
DUSTY – His dalliance.
BERNADETTE – His sister.
CHRIS – A journalist.
MARGARET – His wife. The First Lady.
In America: Bernadette is white. Margaret is Black. Chris is Black. Jean, Harriet, Dusty, and Stephanie can be played by actors of any ethnicity; but be aware that lines and relationships will land differently depending on the racial breakdown of the cast. Some of the insults will be more cringe, some less, depending on the privilege each character possesses. These are interesting dynamics to explore, but they should be interrogated consciously, with care for each community.
At least three of the characters must be women of color. Actors can be cis or trans. Age is flexible. Beauty is subjective. So long as they're fast, fierce, and fucking hilarious.
Reviews:, "I am woman, hear me roar — with laughter." – Variety
"Gleefully filthy." – The New York Times
"A broad, zany, old-school comedy... You can feel how hungry the spectators are to laugh together, and they get to do it often in this silly, fast-paced lark." – TimeOut NY
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