Laugh out loud in the face of politics as usual with the bawdy comedy POTUS, Or, Behind Every Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive by Selina Fillinger, at City Theater Company February 2

Tickets are available NOW at www.city-theater.org

For Immediate Release: February 1, 2026

Media Contact: Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald, City Theater Company, 302-377-3156 or

citytheatercompany@gmail.com

City Theater Company (CTC) brings D.C. to Delaware with the raucous comedy

POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive

by Selina Fillinger.

Called “Gleefully filthy” by The New York Times and originally staged on Broadway by

Delaware native Susan Stroman, this Tony Award-nominated, comedic tour-de-force

stars an all-female ensemble as they navigate a very bad day in The White House.

Playwright Fillinger dedicates the play “For any woman who’s ever found herself the

secondary character in a male farce.” The inscription resonated with CTC Artistic

Director Kerry Kristine McElrone in choosing POTUS for the 32nd season.

Says McElrone “Fillinger makes it clear that the eponymous POTUS in her play is not

modeled on any particular President, because his misdeeds and political persuasion are

not the point. The women breezing in and out of the Oval Office are the point. They are

tasked with keeping this everyman avatar, who happens to be the leader of the free

world, and whom we never see onstage, in his job.”

She continues “And while they do this to hilarious effect, as befits a farce, their reasons

for doing so are grounded in the reality that every woman who has ever known a man in

a position of ‘power’ immediately recognizes. The piece is meant to be ‘apolitical’, but its

politics are anything but in the grand scheme.”

McElrone tapped Philadelphia’s Kristin Finger to direct. Finger is a CTC alum who’s

appeared onstage in Assassins and Spring Awakening, and brought her improvised

comedy Murder Manor to the CTC stage.

Says McElrone “I cannot imagine a better human than Kristin to take on POTUS here at

CTC. She is a fierce champion for women in all walks of life, but especially when it

comes to the male-dominated landscape of comedy – an all-too-familiar landscape for

those of us who identify as females in art.”

Finger says “Women have historically been written as the damsel in distress, pining for

a man to love them, some old hag who never found love or literally a witch. Fillinger’s

POTUS finally allows women to be women. They are powerful, flawed, and

unf***ingparalell.”

The ensemble features CTC alum Jessica Jordan (Dancing At Lughnasa) and Mary

Carpenter, Jordan Fidalgo, Karen Getz, Kelsey Hébert, Heron Kennedy, and LaNeshe

Miller White in their CTC debuts.

Says Finger “The seven women of POTUS and their relationships to each other is the

story I’m focused on telling, so getting to work with this amazing cast has made that

goal such a graceful and hilarious adventure. These characters and actors all have one

thing in common, their ability to make men look competent while keeping the world from

burning down entirely.”

The play also features original songs and music. Delaware’s Grace Vonderkuhn, Nitro

Nitra, and Hot Breakfast! are some of the bands contributing their work to the

“BitchBeats” playlist that’s called for in the script.

Says McElrone “CTC has been committed to showcasing the talents of working artists

since we formed in 1993. Playwrights, actors, directors, designers, and musicians have

found a home here for 32 years, and it’s extra-thrilling to stage a play that highlights the

considerable creative work of so many outstanding artists. From the director and

creative team to the actors and the soundtrack’s musicians, POTUS is an ensemble

piece that highlights our considerable local talent and reflects what CTC is all about.”

POTUS runs February 27 through March 7 at City Theater Company.

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM

Starring Mary Carpenter, Jordan Fidalgo, Karen Getz, Kelsey Hébert, Jessica Jordan,

Heron Kennedy, and LaNeshe Miller White.

Directed by Kristin Finger. Scenic Design by Rick Neidig. Lighting Design by Jason

Burns. Costume Design by Maura Owens. Music Direction by Joe Trainor. Fight

Coordination by Lee Jordan. Sound Design by Kristin Finger and Kevin Regan. Stage

Managed by Stuart Thomas. Promotional art by Joe Trainor and Joe del Tufo/Moonloop

Photography.

IF YOU GO

TICKETS:

General admission $45. Seniors and Military $35. Student with ID $25.

Tickets available now at city-theater.org for all shows.

SHOW DATES/TIMES:

POTUS runs February 27, 28 and March 1, 6, 7, 2026. All shows at 8 P.M. except for

the sole matinee at 2 P.M. on Sunday, March 1.

Rated R (Language, themes, sexual and suggestive content.)

LOCATION DETAILS:

All shows at THE BLACK BOX, home of City Theater Company and Fearless Improv,

inside The Delaware Contemporary, 200 South Madison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.

The Delaware Contemporary offers free parking, and is a short walk from the Joseph R.

Biden Amtrak train station. It is located on the Wilmington Riverfront, home to a scenic

Riverwalk featuring a variety of restaurants for pre- or post-show dining. All CTC shows

feature a cash bar and free admission to the art museum’s galleries.

CREDITS:

“POTUS” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel

French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

ABOUT CITY THEATER COMPANY:

City Theater Company, founded in 1993, performs contemporary comedies, new works,

and classic musicals to critical acclaim in an intimate black box theater on the

Wilmington waterfront. This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the

Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National

Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on

DelawareScene.com.