#DATEME: AN OKCUPID EXPERIMENT to Return to UP Comedy Club Next Month

UP Comedy Club (230 W North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley) announces the return of #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment, created by Robyn Lynne Norris and written by Robyn Lynne Norris, Bob Ladewig and Frank Caeti. Previews begin Thursday, February 4 through Sunday, February 21 with performances running through Sunday, May 29.

Produced by Diane Alexander and directed by Scott Weinstein, the cast of #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment includes Joel Boyd, Peter Collins, Randall Harr, Robyn Lynne Norris, Dana Robie and Stacey Smith. The stage manager is Mara Filler with Musical Direction by Jeff Strickland. Original direction by Frank Caeti.

38 "Undateable" profiles were placed on the world's most popular online dating site to see who would interact with them. The results were tracked with a shockingly hilarious outcome. #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment = months of research of REAL people talking to FAKE characters. A scientific experiment about the online search for love!

Date night? Girls' night out? Bromance hang? #DateMe is the perfect show for people looking for love, already in love, or who want to laugh at love. Featuring multimedia, original music, improvisation, and real life characters transferred from the online world to the stage. It's unlike anything you've ever seen.

Showtimes: Thursdays at 8pm / Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm & 11 pm / Sundays at 7pm. #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment is 90 minutes with a brief intermission; suggested rating is R. Tickets start at $26 and can be purchased over the phone at (312) 662-4562 or online at www.upcomedyclub.com.

ABOUT THE CAST:

Joel Boyd (Ensemble) is ecstatic to return to the #DateMe cast! As a former Milwaukeean, he moved to Chicago to continue his comedic pursuits and has completed Second City's Comedy Studies and Bob Curry Fellowship programs. He's also been a part of two of Second City's recent Urban Twist revues. As a touring performer of stand-up, sketch & improv, Joel does way too many things! He's been lucky enough to talk his nonsense at Chicago Laugh Factory, Jokes & Notes, ComedySportz, the Annoyance & iO stages. Keep up with him at joelboydtv.com, (a website that makes his life look like it's put together.)

Peter Collins (Ensemble) is an actor and improvisor originally from Duxbury, MA. Peter moved to Chicago from NYC after a stint with Second City Theatricals aboard the Norwegian Pearl. Since relocating he has performed in both TRAP and Undressed at the Mission Theater, directed by TJ & Dave. Peter is also a member of the Mission improv ensemble TONE, and the CIC house team Majority Rules.

Randall Harr (Ensemble) has been performing with the Second City as an actor, writer, and communications facilitator since 2003. He also spent two years in Amsterdam performing with the comedy theatre Boom Chicago! Randall wrote and performed in the Second City Cleveland reviews, 'Who's yer Baghdadi?' and 'No Shirt, No Shoes, No WMDs'. His other Second City credits include 'American Mixed Tape'(Denver's Garner Galleria Theatre) 'Sex and the Second City' (National Tour), 'Rod Blagojevich Super Star' (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), and 'Peach, Drop, Stop and Roll' (Atlanta's Alliance Theatre). You can see Randall performing as well with the Improvised Shakespeare Company at the IO Theater.

Robyn Lynne Norris (Ensemble, Creator, Writer), is the creator & co-author of Undateable & it's expanded 2-act version #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment where she is starring in its current Chicago run. She has performed with The Second City Las Vegas, Second City National Touring Company, & Mission Improvable at M.i's Westside Comedy Theater. More info, videos & blogs at www.robynlynnenorris.com Twitter: @robynlnorris

Dana Robie (Ensemble) is a Los Angeles native and has been performing regularly at The Second City Hollywood in Undateable. She received her BA in Performing Arts and Social Justice from the University of San Francisco and has been performing improv since high school with the ComedySportz High School League as well as Awkward Silence in San Francisco.

Stacey Smith (Ensemble) is a loud Long Islander who can be seen performing regularly at iO with The Deltones, Gloria and The Musical Armando or in the Ensemble at CSz. Stacey just finished her second contract with The Second City aboard the Norwegian Breakaway. In addition to performing, Stacey teaches in both the Youth Program and A-E program at The Second City Training Center. www.staceysmithcomedy.com