Selina Fillinger News

Santa Fe Playhouse will present POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive, by playwright Selina Fillinger, starring Larissa Oleynik.

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.

City Theater Company will stage the comedy POTUS by Selina Fillinger, exploring political satire through a humorous lens. The show runs from February 27 to March 7, promising a blend of wit and drama.

City Theatre’s recently completed production of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Kaja Dunn, set box office sales records following its run.

Everyman Theatre announced the addition of the immensely talented Baltimore based actor Chinai Routté to its Resident Company of Artists. Routté, a seasoned performer with a diverse background in theatre, film, and television, who brings a powerful presence and a charm to the Company. Her appointment underscores Everyman's commitment to fostering a dynamic ensemble of actors and designers that drives its artistic vision. 

Bailey Dumlao and Matthew Yee will present the first annual ACT OUT, DIVA! New Play Festival featuring five new plays presented as readings. Learn more and see how to attend.

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive is filled with absurd sight gags, whacky dialogue, and absurdly comedic performances from an all-in ensemble.

Springfield Contemporary Theatre will continue its 29th season with the new comedy, POTUS, Or, Behind Every Great Dumb*ss are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, by Selina Fillinger. Learn more!

Live Arts Theater has revealed its 2025-2026 Season. Get ready to gather 'round the watercooler, where stories of the workplace-and the quirky characters that inhabit them-take center stage at Live Arts Theater!

Potus is a satirical farce written by L.A.-based playwright and performer Selina Fillinge. The play opened on Broadway on April 27, 2022 at the Shubert Theatre. The premise is that It takes seven women to keep the President of the United States functioning—or at least trying to.  As his chaotic three-year tenure reaches yet another crisis, it’s up to the women around him to save the day once again. As farces go, it is appropriately over-the-top, its absurdity, bold characters, and crazy antics prompt plenty of laughs. 

Black Theatre United will present the next installment of The Business of Show Series: Producing 101. Learn more about the series and see how to tune in!

Santa Paula Theater Center has announced their first Main Stage show of Season 2025, POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE by Selina Fillinger.

Terrific New Theatre, will continue its 2024/25 abbreviated season branded as “2024-25 Mini-Season: The Return of TNT” with the political comedy “POTUS”. Learn how to purchase tickets.

POTUS, OR BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE!: Selina Fillinger's brilliant, Tony nominated, all-female farce will open City Gate Productions' 2025 Season. Learn more.

The Broadway Hit POTUS Is Now Playing at the Arsht Center! POTUS is a comedy about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world! 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.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a special one-night event Ring Them Bells: A Birthday Celebration for John Kander, hosted by Alan Cumming. Learn more here!

Guild Hall has announced that award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman will assume the role of President of the Guild Hall Academy of the Arts, with standing president, artist Eric Fischl, stepping down after a long and impactful tenure. 

New York Theatre Workshop's 2025 Gala will honor Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango, and Tony Award-winning theater and film producer Greg Nobile. Learn more and see how to attend.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and Zoetic Stage will present the Miami premiere of Selina Fillinger’s hit comedy POTUS: or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Learn more!

This month, Santa Paula Theater Center will present A Mid-Winter Mandolin Celebration — a concert performance from two premier mandolin artists, Ashley Hoyer and Mike Mullins.