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AUDITIONS
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for our season!
JGLT holds open auditions for our full length productions well in advance to the start of rehearsals. We encourage all experience levels to come out and play.
FAQs
Q: How do I secure a spot?
A: Send us an email to express your interest and we will discuss the available audition slots with you to find a time.
Q: What should I prepare?
A: We will provide you with sides ahead of your audition. If a musical, we will ask that you prepare 16 bars of a song to sing.
Q: Do I need a headshot and resume?
A: No, a headshot and resume are not required, but we would love to see them if you have them!
Q: Do I need to be memorized?
A: No, but please be familiar with the sides we provide so you are not glued to the script.
Q: What if I can't make it to the auditions in person?
A: We will accept taped auditions. They need to be submitted by the deadline we provide.
Q: Do you accept walk-in auditions?
A: Unfortunately, no. We require all auditions to be scheduled in advance.
CASTING CALL
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
By Selina Fillinger
Directed by Elizabeth Pisel-Davis
Summary:
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.
AUDITIONS: September 10th & 11th (with potential callbacks September 13th)
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: March 15, 2027 - May 3, 2027, Monday - Thursday, 6pm - 9pm
TECH SCHEDULE: May 4, 2027 - May 6, 2027, Tuesday - Thursday, 6pm - 10pm
PERFORMANCES: May 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, & 23
AUDITIONS:
Email info@juneaughostlight.com to secure an audition spot. Prepare the provided monologue/scenes for the character(s). A reader will be provided, and there will be printed sides available. Headshot and resume are not required but encouraged. If you are unable to make auditions, you can send in a self-tape to info@juneaughostlight.com by September 11th at 6pm.
CHARACTERS:
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.
PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTE ABOUT CASTING:
Bernadette is white. Margaret is Black. Chris is Black. Jean, Harriet, Dusty and Stephanie can be played by actors of any ethnicity.
DIRECTOR'S CHARACTER NOTES:
HARRIET – His chief of staff.
(any ethnicity)
Professional, bold, in charge and she knows it!
JEAN – His press secretary.
(any ethnicity)
Worries about everything, panics about nothing. Very competent.
STEPHANIE – His secretary.
(any ethnicity)
The awkward gifted student all grown up.
DUSTY – His dalliance.
(any ethnicity)
A hot country influencer.
BERNADETTE – His sister.
(white)
Con artist, street smarts, takes up space.
CHRIS – A journalist.
(Black)
Persistent reporter, easily outraged and exhausted by the patriarchy.
MARGARET – His wife. The First Lady.
(Black)
Highly accomplished overachiever but knows everyone is awaiting her
big mistake, has a public persona and an off camera persona.
“POTUS” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com