POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive

Selina Fillinger

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October 12, 2024

Staged Reading and Talkback

For any woman who’s ever found herself the secondary character in a male Farce. This side-splitting comedy applauds the women who somehow manage to keep things running in, and out, of the presidential Oval Office. Jump aboard the ridiculous ride in this play as seven brilliant and beleaguered women surrounding the most powerful man on earth, as they increasingly take desperate measures to save face when his scandals spark a global crisis. Join us for this hysterical Tony Award nominated comedy and start off the election year with a smile.

Themes/Talking Points: feminism, politics, gender, media, current events

October 12, 2024

2:00 PM

2nd Space Theatre
928 E Olive Ave.
Fresno, CA 93728

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"I wrote this play to give myself joy and catharsis and courage. I hope it offers you the same." Selina Fillinger, Playwright https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/blog/note-from-playwright-selina-fillinger/
7th-most produced play of the 2024-2025 season. https://www.americantheatre.org/2024/09/25/the-top-10-most-produced-plays-of-the-2024-25-season/
"For anyone who is a fan of Veep, this play is for you. It takes that series' biting satire and adds in slapstick humor, physical gags, and some shocking laughs. Just when you think it can’t get any more ridiculous or chaotic, a new twist emerges. Politics may seem all press conferences and meetings, but shows like POTUS let us see the circus going on behind the scenes." https://playbill.com/article/why-potus-might-be-for-you
"POTUS has become more topical than ever. The women in the play discuss, debate, and advocate for women’s rights, gender equality, maternity leave, equal pay, and reproductive justice. The play even asks us to think what we could achieve with a female President." https://playbill.com/article/why-potus-might-be-for-you
"You stand in for him every single day, you’ve done it for years. You clean up his messes, you make excuses, you do his job, and then you wake up and do it all over again." Jean in POTUS.
“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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The Fall 2024 series is co-sponsored by Linda Knight, Jerry Palladino, and Anonymous Patron.

"POTUS” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com

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