DATING: ADULTS EMBRACING FAILURE Runs Now thru 10/19 at Lounge Theatres

Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. What happens next is anyone's guess. Fresh from the Chicago comedy scene, performing duo Josh Lanzet and Lindy Voeltner's hit show Dating: Adults Embracing Failure explores the pitfalls and endless possibilities of finding love in the modern age of courtship at the Lounge Theatres opening tonight, Sept. 24, for a limited six-week extended run.

Hilarity ensues when several couples of various ages and backgrounds traverse the oftentimes difficult path in pursuit of romance, sex or just friendship....with benefits. Woven throughout the quick-paced 60 minute comedy is the high-wire suspense of which couple will persevere for all the trials, tribulations and Cashew Chicken take-out. Online or offline, romance in the 21st century has never been more challenging or humorous in the high stakes game of catching feelings, falling in love or just colliding headlong in the throes of lust.

Co-creator Josh Lanzet explains, "This show was our attempt to make a mess out of dating and love because that's what we have both [co-creator Voeltner] experienced. We think that honesty and fearlessness makes this show different than anything else in its genre. Everyone has been, or knows someone that is represented in this show. We have been thanked by audiences for making the emotions true to life and representing the less bubblegum nature of dating, but allowing them to laugh at the fact that they are not alone!"

Lindy Voeltner adds, "Josh and I had been working together at Second City and really enjoyed each others' sensibilities. We liked the idea of working together on a two-person show with a focus on relationships. Both of us had been noodling with the idea of looking at first dates and break-ups and playing with the timing of them (perhaps showing a couple breaking up before seeing that same couple's first date). We came together one afternoon and the entire theme and structure of the show fell into place!"

Between the tensions of awkward first dates, finishing another's crossword puzzle or a chance meeting at a subway station, Lanzet and Voeltner's comedy has hit all the right notes with audiences at this year's West Coast premiere at the 2015 Fringe Festival, (winner of The Encore! Producers Award), and followed by a sold-out run at The Hudson Theatres this summer. Now moving to the Lounge Theatres, Dating: Adults Embracing Failure is a sure-fire favorite with anyone who has looked for love in all the right, and wrong places.

Critics agree with Stage Raw's "RECOMMENDED...considerable charm...self-effacing and sassy...[and] right on target." Broadway Worldadds, "This show will convince everyone we are not alone in our many successes and failures, and encourage us to just keep trying - and laughing - at our own foibles along the way to happiness." Tracey Paleo of Gia on the Move describes the pair, "Incredibly excellent performances by this multitalented duo from delivery to mime to musical instruments to character work." And Discover Hollywood hails, ""These up-and-coming comedy legends deserve top billing."

Performer and Co-Writer Josh Lanzet is a Los Angeles-based comedic writer and actor whose credits include a two-year run with the acclaimed Chicago musical comedy Cupid Has a Heart On, an original one-man show (Do You Want A Sandwich? The Romantic Missteps of Josh Lanzet), and performances with Infinite Sundaes (Second City's Musical House Ensemble). He has studied at The Second City Conservatory, iO, the Annoyance Theater, and The Brave New Workshop.and recently starred in Oh Henry, an independent television pilot, and played a supporting role in the pilot The C Word.

Performer and Co-Writer Lindy Voeltner is a Los Angeles-based comedic writer and actress with recent credits including the lead in the critically acclaimed musical Period Piece, the musical Lady Balls, and performances with Next (Second City's House ensemble) as well asInfinite Sundaes (Second City's Musical House Ensemble). She has recently played a supporting role in Oh Henry, an independent television pilot, and has studied and performed at The Second City, IO, The Annoyance Theater and Stage 773.

Director Andy Eninger is a Chicago-based writer, actor and director. He serves as the Head of the Writing Program for Second City's Training Center in Chicago, where he also teaches. He has instructed thousands of corporate clients to communicate through workshops with Second City Communications. Deep in his 40's and bravely wearing only a towel, he originated the role of Chester in "Steamwerkz! The Musical" at the Annoyance Theater. Andy is the After-Dark Award winning composer for "Bandgeeks: A Halftime Musical," which he also directed. Other directing credits include "A Woman's Path" for the Annoyance Theater and "Period Piece" at The Playground. Since 2001, he has been performing a solo improv piece called "Sybil" that has been seen around the world.

Performances of Dating: Adults Embracing Failure take place on Thursdays at 8 p.m. opening on Sept. 24 through Oct. 29. Tickets are $20. A portion of the proceeds from each ticket will be donated to Open Heart Magic, an organization of volunteer magicians who help seriously ill children (in Chicago hospitals) by performing magic at their hospital bedside. The Lounge Theatres is located at 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038. For reservations and information, call (323) 960-7788 or go to www.plays411.com/dating. For more information, visit www.adultsembracingfailure.com. Join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/adultsembracingfailure or on Twitter at @DatingFailure.

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