Butler Theatre: POTUS

Butler Theatre: POTUS at Lilly Hall Studio Theatre

Behind every headline-making disaster, someone is quietly mopping up the mess. Butler Theatre's POTUS puts those people center stage, and the result promises to be a comedy with real bite. Selina Fillinger's play, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, follows seven women racing to manage a political crisis that keeps getting worse. If you've ever cleaned up after someone else's chaos, you'll feel this one.

The fun here is in the pressure. Seven women, one public figure's disorder and a situation that refuses to stay contained. That's the setup, and it's a sharp one. The play looks at power, at solidarity among women and at the labor of keeping a leader's disorder out of view. Those ideas give the laughs some weight. It's institutional comedy for anyone who enjoys watching competence collide with absurdity, and it works as a night out with friends who love smart satire.

Butler Theatre presents the show at Lilly Hall Studio Theatre in Indianapolis, with Andrés López directing this local production. The run goes April 14–18, 2027, and the performance on April 17 begins at 7:30 PM. The presenter recommends it for ages 15 and older. A live comedy hits differently when a room laughs together at the same moment. Make Saturday night count, and grab your seats for POTUS at Lilly Hall Studio Theatre.