POTUS Cast & Crew

AUDITION PROCESS

1. If you are unfamiliar with the show, read the script, which is linked below.
2. Review the roles, requirements, salary, and audition material for each character below and make sure you would be a good fit.
3. Review the schedule below and make sure you will be available.  Some flexibility is allowed during the rehearsal process but dates marked “NO CONFLICT” mean just that.
4. Submit the audition form at the bottom of the page.  Note you will be asked to indicate which audition date you will be attending.
5. You will receive an email confirmation within 48 hours of submission of the form.
6. Auditions will be held Sunday, March 30 from 2-6pm and callbacks will be held Monday, March 31 from 7-10pm at Club One, 1 Jefferson St. in Downtown Savannah.
7. You will be expected to read a scene (sides for each character are linked below).

SCRIPT

The full script is here.  

POTUS Script PDF

ROLES, REQUIREMENTS, SALARY

NOTE: This play contains LOTS of physical humor, simulated physical violence, simulated physical intimacy, profanity, crass language, vomiting, simulated drug use, stage blood, and R rated content.

All roles will be paid a minimum of $75 per performance (total of $600 for 8 performances) and are eligible to participate in the bonus pool.

HARRIET – 40s-60s. Any ethnicity, gender open but must present as a woman. Chief of Staff. A political bulldog who has chosen every aspect of her life, appearance, and personality in service of her career. A sexless, humorless woman who lives and dies by the polls. Everything is a means to the end. Is required to smoke in one scene and handle a prop gun in another.

JEAN – 30s-40s. Any ethnicity, gender open but must present as a woman. Press Secretary. A hawk in a turtleneck. High-strung, quick-witted, can handle any pressroom and sterilize any scandal. A single working mom.

STEPHANIE – 20s-40s. Any ethnicity, gender open but must present as a woman. Presidential secretary. Obedient and diminutive, terrified of failure and perpetually on the edge of breakdown. Deeply brilliant, just suffers imposter syndrome. Is required to spend several scenes in unflattering underwear.

DUSTY – 20s-30s. Any ethnicity, gender open but must present as a woman. 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! Is required to dance, rap/sing, and be scantily clad in several scenes.

BERNADETTE – 30s-50s. White, gender open but must present as a woman with dominant male energy. President’s sister. A dumpster fire. Strife and mayhem. A coked-up tornado with raw sexual charisma, fiery temper, and fantastic sense of humor. Jean’s kryptonite. Is required to smoke.

CHRIS – 30s-40s. Black, gender open but must present as a woman. A journalist. Overburdened, under-slept, postpartum, newly-divorced, on the brink of irrelevancy. A dogged reporter with much to gain and everything to lose. Will be required to simulate breast pumping throughout.

MARGARET – 40s-60s. Black, gender open but must present as a woman. 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.  Handles a prop gun.

CREATIVE/CREW NEEDS

• Stage Manager –  $60 per performance ($480) plus profit share
• Assistant Director – $50 per performance ($400) plus profit share
• Set Design/Crew Chief – $250 flat fee
• Light Designer – $150 flat fee
• Sound Design/Operator – $50 per performance ($400) plus profit share
• Lighting Operator – $40 per performance ($320) plus profit share
• Stage Hand 1 – $40 per performance ($320) plus profit share
• Stage Hand 2 – $40 per performance ($320) plus profit share
• Photographer – $150 flat fee

SCHEDULE (subject to change)
Note: some things like costume fittings and set build will be added based on availability of needed cast and crew

UPDATED SCHEDULE WITH NEW POSTPONED DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED