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When & Where:

• Wednesday, 1/22: 6:30pm-9:30pm

• Sunday, 1/26: 10am-5pm

• .ZACK | 3224 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63103

 

What to prepare:

Please read and familiarize yourself with your chosen cold read (s). Our cold read pages are attached to the PDF below. The cold reads do not need to be memorized. Please bring a headshot and resume.

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Auditions will consist of 30-minute time frames and will be conducted in groups of 10 with cold reads. Please note that in your audition sign up for the character(s) you are interested in.

 

Callbacks:

Callbacks will take place on Tuesday 1/28/25 @ 6PM. Individuals called back will receive preparation info via email no later than 1/26/25.

 

In the room:

• Jessica Winingham- POTUS Director

• Bella Lucero: POTUS Stage Manager

• Brittanie Gunn: Tesseract Creative Director

• Kevin Corpuz: Tesseract Creative Director (Remote)

• Sarah Baucom: Tesseract Production Manager

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POTUS runs from May 23rd-June 2nd 2025

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Synopsis: When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon must risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. Comic dynamo Jennifer Childs directs the Philadelphia premiere of this all-female farce – a hilarious homage to the women who keep things running and get the job done.

Contains mature themes and strong language.

 

The creative team is looking for the following:

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*Tesseract is eager to work with a multi-racial cast of all body types and ethnicities.

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• Harriet- His chief of staff, age is flexible, female-identifying, any ethnicity

• Jean- His press secretary, age is flexible, female-identifying, any ethnicity

• Stephanie- His secretary, age is flexible, female-identifying, any ethnicity

• Dusty- His dalliance, age is flexible, female-identifying, any ethnicity

• Bernadette- His sister, age is flexible, female-identifying, white

• Chris- A journalist, age is flexible, female-identifying, black

• Margaret- His wife. The First Lady, 30+, female-identifying, black

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Cold Reads

 

Scene 1: Harriet Vs Jean

Pages 1-6

 

Harriet

Jean
 

Scene 2: Margaret Vs Stephanie

Pages 7-12

 

Margaret

Stephanie
Harriet

Jean

 

Scene 3: Chris Vs Jean

Page 12-15

 

Chris

Jean

 

Scene 4:Stephanie Vs Dusty

Pages 16-19

 

Stephanie

Dusty

 

Scene 5: Bernadette et al

Pages 30-46

 

Bernadette

Dusty

Jean

Stephanie

Margaret

Harriet

Chris

 

Scene 6: Final Scene

Pages 77-86

 

Jean

Harriet

Dusty

Bernadette

Margaret

Chris
Stephanie

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​Any questions please reach out to us at contact@tesseracttheatre.com

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