My fellow Americans, 

Oh wait sorry... My fellow Australians.

We are so glad you're here! We are Lightning Jar Theatre and we are on the campaign trail for our next show 'POTUS, Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive' by Selina Fillinger. We have elected the red hot Marni Mount as our Director and behind the scenes we have the inimitable fortyfivedownstairs as our associate producer. 

POTUS is a whip-smart, full throttle farce about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world. When a White House PR nightmare spins into a full blown shitshow, seven brilliant and beleaguered women must risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble.

So why POTUS? Theatre is about telling great stories in a way no other medium can. That belief is core to our company: Telling stories that spur debate and resonate long after the curtains have closed. POTUS is about the women behind the powerful men, the women that stand next to them at a press confrence when they say things like: 

'I think the only difference between me and other candidates is that I'm more honest and my women are more beautiful.'  

Or

'Number one, I have great respect for women. I was the one that really broke the glass ceiling on behalf of women, more than anybody in the construction industry. My relationship, I think, is going to end up being very good with women.'

Is it though? Anyway, back to the reason we're here!

This show is HUGE, it's bigger than the Chrysler building, Trump Towers, the staue of libery, it's even bigger than the White House which we somewhow have to create on stage! So we are asking for your assitance to help us raise funds for our costume, set, props and fight choreographer.

Costume, Set & Props

After a Green Room Nomination for our last show Mr Burns: a post-electric play we have teamed up with the very talented Sophie Woodward again. And she faces the daunting task of creating the Whitehouse on a stage full of suitably costumed employees. Think power suits! Think heavy marble busts! Think making things look expensive for a fraction of the cost!

Fight Choreographer

Without giving too much away, this high energy political farce has a few fights scenes. And we need some help from the experts. Your funds will help us hire a fight choreographer to keep us all safe while the mayhem ensues. 

Lighting and Sound

Could you imagine a political speech without sound and lighting? You wouldn't be able to see or hear a thing, which might have been an improvement in some cases.  But we would have missed gems like these:

'I had some beautiful pictures taken in which I had a big smile on my face. I looked happy, I looked content, I looked like a very nice person, which in theory I am.'

... anyway, our script is full of zingers and we don't want you to miss a single one! Nominated for a Greenroom Award for our last production we have the effervescent Richard Vabre on lighting and we're thrilled to be working with Rachel Lewindon for the first time as our Sound Designer. 

We would love it if you could be a part of this massive campaign! 

Help us put on POTUS and choose a silly reward to celebrate your generosity. 

From the bottom of our hearts thank you!

xxx

The Lightning Jar Theatre team