Now through November 12, Arena Stage is proudly producing the D.C. premiere of Selina Fillinger’s POTUS, following the show’s celebrated Broadway run last year. One of the founding principles of the resident theater movement was to have an alternative source of theater to the commercially-focused Broadway. Arena is one [...]
“I don’t know any woman who hasn’t engaged in this kind of mental gymnastics. I certainly have. It’s absurd, but also unavoidable in the world that we live in.” — Margot Bordelon In director Margot Bordelon’s latest venture—POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women [...]
A searingly funny Broadway hit, POTUS follows how seven women of dramatically different backgrounds minimize the damage done by male arrogance and political posturing, in an endearing homage to the women who keep things running behind the scenes. Check out these special POTUS performances celebrating all things D.C. …and [...]
