Connie is a lonely government economist with a crush on Ty, who runs a gourmet funnel cake food truck near her office. Suffering from insomnia, Connie starts taking Ambien to help her sleep, but soon starts to notice strange side effects. When she discovers she’s been dating Ty in a lucid sleepwalking state, Connie must battle her edgy alter ego, CJ, to regain control of her life.

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This production is presented as a part of the 2015 Capital Fringe Festival, a program of the Washington, DC non-profit Capital Fringe.

Katie Maconaughey (Connie/CJ): Katie is an AEA actor thrilled to be playing both Connie and CJ in Ambien Date Night. She has had a blast with the cast and crew of this hysterical show and hopes you all enjoy watching it as much as she loves performing it! Rather recently, Katie moved back to the DMV from NYC where she performed in a variety of plays from Shakespeare in Central Park to interactive street theatre, as well as a wide range of TV and independent films. Katie is thrilled to be back in D.C. performing and writing. She is in the middle of writing a web series (untitled) and a play, White Knight You Are Not, Clearly, which she recently read excerpts of in this year’s SWAN Day at The National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Amanda Haddock Duchemin (Marianne): Amanda is thrilled to be returning to the Capital Fringe Festival with the brilliant team of Ambien Date Night! Amanda studied Theatre & Drama at Indiana University (Go Hoosiers!) and the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts where she appeared in Becky Shaw/Becky Shaw, God of Carnage/Veronica, Othello/Desdemona, and The Choephori/Electra. Some of her favorite local credits include DC Dead/Brookland, Beyond Therapy/Charlotte, A Christmas Carol/Ghost of Christmas Past, and The Importance of Being Earnest/Gwendolyn. Be sure to catch Amanda in Night Falls on the Blue Planet with Theatre Alliance this September.

Bryan Norrington (Ty): Bryan made his D.C. theatrical debut in Young Playwright Theatre (YPT)’s 2011 New Play Festival (NPF) and has performed in YPT’s 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 NPFs. He starred in the one man show “Conversation with a Diva” and the world premiere of “Tread” as part of the DC Black Theatre Festival. Bryan has performed in the Edward Albee Festival at Arena Stage, DC’s Own Entertainment Group’s original production “DCPS,” and the DC Short Film Festival feature “ABC.” He lives in Washington, D.C.

Derek Hills (Mr. Campbell): Derek is an actor and storyteller from Washington, D.C. He’s a Fringe regular who’s appeared in e-Geaux (beta), DECADES, and No Sex, Please, the solo show he wrote to chronicle his loooong virgin epoch. Derek is also a frequent storyteller, having performed with The Moth and local heavyweights SpeakeasyDC, Story League, and Better Said Than Done. He’s currently working on a full-length play called Prison Break and a massive collage made from New Yorker magazine covers.

Jessica Erin Bylander (Writer/Producer): Jessica is a Maryland-based women’s fiction and humor writer. Ambien Date Night is her second full-length play, after debuting OK Stupid’s Secret Math Lab at the 2013 Capital Fringe Festival. She has also written short plays for DC Swan Day and Next Day Theater. Jessica studied writing at Johns Hopkins University and journalism at Northwestern University. You can find her at www.jebylander.com

Strother Gaines (Director): Strother is an 8-year D.C. “native” (that counts right?) who has worked in theatre for nearly 13 years as a teacher, actor, and director. He most recently directed the sold-out Fringe hit “The Dish” for the 2014 Capital Fringe Festival and is thrilled to be back for another year with another amazing show, another amazing playwright/producer and another amazing cast. Strother also works as a business and creativity coach with his private practice “But I’m a Unicorn, Dammit!” You can find him at www.unicorndammit.com.