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A farce can be silly, sharp, and still feel like a mirror, and POTUS pulls that off in a way that had us laughing while also nodding a little too hard. We sit down with director Paige and cast members Mary and Ren from Chino Community Theatre’s Theater on the Edge Festival to talk about why Selina Fillinger’s POTUS is more than a “day in the White House.” For us, it becomes a story about the work women do, the credit they do not get, and the way communities survive by taking turns holding each other up.

We get personal about the paths that bring people back to the stage: Mary’s journey from childhood acting to a theater degree to environmental law, and Wren’s return to community theater after stepping away for school and shyness. We also unpack what makes community theater so powerful for both artists and audiences, especially when it may be someone’s only chance to experience live performance close to home.

From directing nerves and ensemble trust to physical comedy, last-minute casting changes, and the behind-the-scenes miracle of props, sound, lights, and stage management, this conversation is a love letter to the village that makes theater happen. If you’re local, POTUS plays May 16, 22, 30 at 7:30 p.m. and May 17, 23, 31 at 2:30 p.m., with tickets at chinocommunitytheater.org. Subscribe, share this with a theater friend, and leave us a five-star review so more people can find Steps to the Stage.

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