POTUS
October 29-31 & November 5-7, 2026
Panowski Black Box Theatre
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Play by Selina Fillinger
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.
⚠️ CONTENT WARNING - MEANT FOR A MATURE AUDIENCE: This production contains Intense Adult Language and Themes including stage violence, fake blood use, fake vomit, prop gun usage, mentions of suicide, references to pregnancy, mentions of abortions, references to drug use, and extreme explicit language.
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 1HR 50MINS | 12min Intermission
“POTUS” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Upcoming Performances
- Thursday, October 29th, 2026 | 7:30PM | Opening Night Party
- Friday, Friday, October 30th, 2026 | 7:30PM
- Saturday, October 31st, 2026 | 1:00PM | Theatre For All
- Saturday, October 31st, 2026 | 7:30PM
- Thursday, November 5th, 2026 | 7:30PM
- Friday, November 6th, 2026 | 7:30PM
- Saturday, November 7th, 2026 | 1:00PM
- Saturday, November 7th, 2026 | 7:30PM
Ticket Prices
- General public: $25
- NMU Employees, Seniors and Military: $22
- Youth: $15
- NMU Students: $5
- Pay as You May (Theatre for All Shows Only): $0 (Donations Accepted)
NMU Theatre and Dance Staff
| Producer & Artistic Director | Bill Digneit |
| Director of Production | David Pierce |
| Costume Shop Supervisors | Em Rossi, Courtney Anderson Kelly |
| Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor | Suzanne Shahbazi |
| Lighting Supervisor | Jim Davis |
| Graphic Designer, Marketing and Box Office Manager | Emily Burbey |
| Properties Supervisor | Lex van Blommestein |
| Scene Shop Supervisor | Rachel Wells |
| Associate Scene Shop Supervisor | Emily Kendall |
| Scenic/Paint Supervisor | Lex van Blommestein |
| Sound and Media Supervisor | Dominic Mrakovcich |
| Production Shop Supervisor | Jalina McClain |
| Photographer | John Scheibe |
| Scene Shop Crew Leads | Maggie Brew, Jamie Downing |
| Scene Shop Technicians | Ayla Berman, Sophia Brunet, Isabella Fontaine, Sam Jessen, Jessica Klister, Noah Lovato, Olivia Mayer, Logan McFarland, Dom Parrish, Ashley Rineheart, Moss Schrock, Jaren Valot |
| Electrics Shop Crew Lead | Christopher Davis |
| Electrics/Lighting Technicians | Parker Chindlund, Katherine Field, Marissa Kazee, Peytyn Kier, Bee Mercer, Julia Neuman, Ezra Sanchez, Sophia Selenske |
| Sound & Media Crew Lead | Val Mycyk |
| Sound/Media Technicians | Lily Ameloot, Phoenix Balthazor, Riley Joy, Olivia Mayer |
| Costume Shop Staff | Zephyrus Choberka, Marissa Kazee, Charles Orr, Charlotte Somerville , Fen Torenvliet |
| Production Shop Staff | Audryn Just, Ally Macias, Molly Sobiechowski |
| Social Media & Marketing Staff | Anna Johnston, Alaina Parkinson, Cayden Smaka, Caydence Sturtevant |
| Box Office Staff | Nate Bunker, Elijah Buterbaugh, Georgia Hummell, Reina Jacobson, Marissa Kazee, Annie Mawson, Logan Newcomb, Sophia Selenske, Ashley Sonderegger, Shaylene Strickler-Nichols, Aly Vega-Sanchez |
| Wildcat Performing Arts Academy Production Assistants | Makenna Champion, Arei Hill, Audryn Just, Samuel McKnight, Don'Tae Mitchell, Sara Neva, Sebastian Tavares, Grace Terwilliger |