DATING: ADULTS EMBRACING FAILURE Makes NYC Debut at UNDER St. Marks Tonight

By: Nov. 19, 2015
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FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade will present the New York Premiere of Los Angeles comedy duo Josh Lanzet and Lindy Voeltner's DATING: ADULTS EMBRACING FAILURE, directed by Andy Eninger. The production will play a limited engagement this weekend, November 19-21 at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A) with performances at 8pm. Tickets ($20) may be purchased in advance at www.horseTRADE.info.

Every relationship fails until one doesn't. The trick is finding out which one that is. DATING: ADULTS EMBRACING FAILURE is a hilarious and thoughtful take on what makes a relationship succeed or fail. Featuring Josh Lanzet and Lindy Voeltner, DATING showcases eight eclectic couples as they discover if they have the right chemistry to make a match that lasts. With one unexpected couple emerging intact through it all, this punchy new comedy will leave you crying with laughter and looking for your own recipe for a successful relationship.

$1 from every ticket purchased 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 bedsides.

For more about the show, visit www.adultsembracingfailure.com.

JOSH LANZET (Co-Writer/Performer) 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.

LINDY VOELTNER (Co-Writer/Performer) 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 as Infinite 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.

ANDY ENINGER (Director) 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.

FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade is a theater development group with a focus on new work that produces a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater every season. FRIGID's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. FRIGID New York grew out of the annual FRIGID Festival, the first and only festival of its kind in New York City to offer artists 100% of their box office proceeds, and Horse Trade Theater Group, a self-sustaining theater development and management group.


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