{"id":3434,"date":"2023-05-08T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T06:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theatreinbrussels.com\/listings\/?p=3434"},"modified":"2024-06-25T21:31:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T19:31:23","slug":"atc-potus-4-7-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theatreinbrussels.com\/listings\/blog\/atc-potus-4-7-may\/","title":{"rendered":"ATC: POTUS (4-7 May)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SHOW DATES:<\/strong> 2-16 Nov. 2024 (including tech and dress rehearsals)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ATC is holding auditions for <em><strong>POTUS, Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive<\/strong><\/em>, an all-women, political farce by Selina Fillinger. Director: Robynn Colwell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AUDITION DATES<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, May 4&nbsp;<\/strong>at<strong>&nbsp;4:00&nbsp;p.m.<br>Monday, May 6&nbsp;<\/strong>at<strong>&nbsp;8:00 p.m.<br>Tuesday, May 7&nbsp;<\/strong>at<strong>&nbsp;8:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">CHARACTERS<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HARRIET &#8211; <\/strong>The president&#8217;s chief of staff<strong><br>JEAN &#8211; <\/strong>The president&#8217;s press secretary<strong><br>STEPHANIE &#8211; <\/strong>The president&#8217;s secretary<strong><br>DUSTY &#8211; <\/strong>The president&#8217;s dalliance<strong><br>BERNADETTE &#8211; <\/strong>The president&#8217;s sister<strong><br>CHRIS &#8211; <\/strong>A&nbsp;journalist<strong><br>MARGARET &#8211; <\/strong>The president&#8217;s wife. The First Lady<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the playwright&#8217;s words, &#8220;Actors can be cis or trans. Age is flexible. Beauty is subjective. So long as they&#8217;re fast, fierce, and f***ing hilarious.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community are strongly encouraged to audition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A superb command of English is crucial, and the ability to do a&nbsp;convincing American accent (any region) is also required for most roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PLEASE NOTE: The script contains profanity and explicit sexual language &#8211; all in the spirit of comedy. Anyone auditioning will need to be comfortable with the language. Adults only at auditions, please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested, please email the director, Robynn Colwell, at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:robynn.colwell@gmail.com?subject=POTUS%20auditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">robynn.colwell@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;to schedule an audition and to receive more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHOW DATES: 2-16 Nov. 2024 (including tech and dress rehearsals) The ATC is holding auditions for POTUS, Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, an all-women, political farce by Selina Fillinger. 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