Announcing Auditions for City Gate Productions' Spring Show,
"POTUS, Or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive"

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.

Directed by Christina Shea-Wright
Produced by Thom Harmon and Sarah Weglowski

Actors will receive a $100 stipend.

Show Dates:  7 performances, March 14-23
Location: The Secret Theatre, Woodside, Queens

In-Person Auditions: Woodside, Queens
Afternoon, Sunday, January 5
Evening, Monday, January 6
Evening, Tuesday, January 7
Callbacks, Evening, Thursday, January 9

To be considered for an audition slot, please send your resume, headshot and video recorded monologue to info@citygateproductions.org by Friday, January 3 .  Or submit your Backstage profile here.  Sign-up invitations will go out within one week of receiving your submission. But don’t wait until the last minute as audition slots will be first-come-first-served!

All roles are open
HARRIET: 30s-60s. Female identifying. Any race/ethnicity.
Chief of Staff. Incredibly intelligent, hard working, constantly fixing things and trying to save the President from himself. Short hair a plus but not required.

JEAN: 30s-60s. Female identifying. Any race/ethnicity.
Press Secretary. Smart, fast and a masterful manipulator of words (like any good press secretary!). Queer. A mother.

MARGARET: 40s-60s. Female identifying. Black.
The First Lady. Wants to be seen as relatable and earthy - but is no bullshit.

STEPHANIE: Late 20s - 50s+ Female identifying. Any race/ethnicity.
The President’s secretary, speaks 6 languages but has a hard time being confident in herself. Must be agile. Stage combat is a plus but not required. Arabic is a plus but not required.

DUSTY: 20s. Female identifying. Any race/ethnicity.
The President’s girlfriend. A country farm girl that is way more than she seems. She’s also 18 weeks pregnant.

BERNADETTE: 40s-60s. Female/non-binary identifying. White.
Queer. Outspoken. Fresh out of prison. Has “got a guy” for everything.

CHRIS: 20s-early 40s. Female identifying. Black.
A journalist that is constantly breast pumping while trying to land a big story at the White House and ends up in the middle of the chaos.