Auditions for POTUS and Journey to the Poles of Inaccessibility will take place Sunday July 13th and Monday July 14th promptly at 6PM. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to check in and complete any necessary paperwork. Cold readings will be provided.
POTUS:
One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble.
Selina Fillinger’s brilliant, all-female farce took Broadway by storm in a star-studded production that earned three 2022 Tony nominations.
Cast List:
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.
Author’s Note on Casting:
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.
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.
Directed by Kate Neubert-Lechner
POTUS runs September 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Journey to the Poles of Inaccessibility:
Indiana Jones meets Around the World in 80 Days in this fantastical romcom! Dylan likes his safe life, working at an insurance company and living with his wheelchair-bound aunt. Then he meets Chris, a young woman of boundless energy, who’s convinced magic is real and the last of it may be found at the world’s most remote places, the Poles of Inaccessibility. Fate intervenes and Dylan must circle the globe with Chris on an epic journey of discovery, comedy, danger, and love.
Casting
MOM — Dylan’s mother
DAD — Dylan’s father
DYLAN — Our hero
AUNT PAT — Dylan’s partially paralyzed aunt
JO — Dylan’s co-worker
CHRIS — Our heroine
JIMI — A police officer
SASHA — The captain of a Russian icebreaker
MISHA — The first mate on the icebreaker
WEI — A waiter in a soup shop in western China
RENE — A hotel concierge in the Central African Republic
AVERY — Owns a car rental agency in Australia
ALEX — A young woman
AN OLD SPANISH EXPLORER — An old Spanish explorer
AN OLD RUSSIAN LEADER — An old Russian leader
DOCK WORKER — A Spanish-speaking worker in South America
Casting Note:
This is what could be called the “traditional” version of the cast, but the play can be considered entirely gender neutral. Theater groups are encouraged to cast the play in every possible way.
Directed by Zachery Hoffman
Journey to the Poles of Inaccessibility runs November 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23
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