In accordance with recommendations by Ventura County Health and Human Services, until further notice, the wearing of masks while inside the Santa Paula Theater Center is optional. It is still highly recommended that all community members wear masks indoors because there is strong evidence that masks, especially high-quality masks, protect both the wearer and those around them. Thank you for helping to ensure the safety of everyone while at the Santa Paula Theater Center!"
THE SANTA PAULA THEATER CENTER PRESENTS
POTUS:
OR, BEHIND EVeRY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE
Santa Paula Theater Center announces 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. It runs from Feb 7th to March 9th, 2025 with performances on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM and Sunday Matinees at 2:30 PM. Santa Paula Theater Center is located at 125 S. Seventh Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060. Phone # 805-525-4645. More information can be found at www.santapaulatheatercenter.org.
One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 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. It was nominated for the 2022 Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Play and Distinguished Performance Award and the 2022 Tony Award for Best Performance of an Actress in a Featured Role and Best Scenic Design of a Play.
CONTENT ADVISORY: There is physical violence, physical intimacy, lots of swearing, crass language, vomiting, some drug use, stage blood, and basically loads of super-rated R content.
“I am woman, hear me roar — with laughter. There are no secondary characters here, but a tight, fiercely funny ensemble of women... irresistibly funny.” – Variety. “LMAO - inducing POTUS rips America a new one…. It’s the kind of theater where you almost never sit back; you’re ever alert for the walls of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to come tumbling down.” — San Francisco Chronicle. “Gargantuan guffaws! Fillinger’s women are smart, ambitious, and crude as hell. From the first line to the last, the play’s language is so salty you may need to bring hydration – and that’s when the play is at its best.” -- Theater Dogs. “A farcical bit of silliness — A comedy cleverly interspersed with some subtle messaging about the state of the world, male presidents, and the women propping him up.” — Berkeleyside. “Gleefully filthy.” – The New York Times. “A broad, zany, old-school comedy... You can feel how hungry the spectators are to laugh together, and they get to do it often in this silly, fast-paced lark.” – TimeOut NY.
From painting workshops to concerts to classes to magic shows to great plays – there’s always something happening at the Santa Paula Theater Center! For more information visit our website at www.santapaulatheatercenter.org. Season tickets are also available to purchase! Coming up next on the Main Stage THE COTTAGE by Sandy Rustin, April 11 - May 11, 2025. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Willams, June 20 - July 20, 2025. AMERICAN SON, August 29. - September 28, 2025, and THE FARNDALE AVENUE HOUSING ESATETOWNSWOMAN’S DRAMATIC SOCIETY’S PRODUCTION OF A CHRISTMASCAROL by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr, November 14 - December 21, 2025.The wearing of masks while inside the Santa Paula Theater Center is optional, though highly encouraged for the safety of our patrons, actors, and staff.
WHAT: POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE
WHERE: Santa Paula Theater Center’s MainStage 125 So. 7th St. Santa Paula, CA 93060
WHEN: Feb 7th - March 9th, 2025 with performances on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM and Sunday Matinees at 2:30 PM.
CONTACT: Contact producer Jessi May Stevenson with any questions at [email protected].
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In accordance with recommendations by Ventura County Health and Human Services, until further notice, the wearing of masks while inside the Santa Paula Theater Center is optional. It is still highly recommended that all community members wear masks indoors because there is strong evidence that masks, especially high-quality masks, protect both the wearer and those around them. Thank you for helping to ensure the safety of everyone while at the Santa Paula Theater Center!"