Butler Theatre: POTUS

Butler Theatre: POTUS at Lilly Hall Studio Theatre

Behind every headline-making disaster, someone is quietly doing the work. Butler Theatre's POTUS puts those people center stage, and it lets you laugh at the chaos they hold together. Selina Fillinger's comedy, 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.

The fun is in the pressure. Seven characters, one escalating mess, and a public figure whose disorder never stops demanding attention. Fillinger's play makes power, solidarity among women and the exhausting labor of containing someone else's chaos its central ideas. If you love sharp institutional comedy, this is the kind of night that turns frustration into laughter. You can also bring a friend who knows what it feels like to be the competent one in the room. No real politician is implied, so the target is the dysfunction itself and the people who tidy up after it.

The setting matters too. Butler Theatre presents the production at Lilly Hall Studio Theatre in Indianapolis, with Andrés López directing this local staging. This performance is April 15, 2027, at 7:30 PM, part of a run from April 14 through 18. The presenter recommends it for ages 15 and older, so it suits a grown-up night out or a smart outing for older teens. Pick your evening, make it a plan, and see how seven women handle the unthinkable. Reserve your seats for POTUS in Indianapolis here.