The Intelligent Design Of Jenny Chow
by Rolin Jones

Name: The Intelligent Design Of Jenny Chow
Brand: Rolin Jones
SKU: 9780822220718
Rating: 3.43 (86 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 minsFlexible Cast SizeUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Obie AwardPulitzer Prize

Finalist: 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Winner! 2006 Obie Award for Playwriting

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with some enjoying its insightful themes and creative storytelling, while others find it disappointing and less humorous than expected. The strengths in staging and character concepts are acknowledged, but inconsistencies in execution and character development also receive criticism. Overall, it appears to provoke a range of reactions from appreciation to frustration.

Insightful themes and lessonsCreative storytellingStrong staging potentialInconsistent character developmentNot as humorous as expected

Synopsis

Book by Rolin Jones

ThemesAdoption Adoption--Drama Birthmothers Birthmothers--Drama Robots--Drama Robots PS3610.O62777 I68 2006

Press Reviews

"Winner of a 2006 Obie Award for Playwriting. “Fantastical and funny…a heartbreaking study of a wounded and abandoned bird who finds refuge, strength and empowerment through her cyber-connections with the outside world…captures the speed, strain and surreality of a serious mental illness…reveals a lost child in a techno-world who is cracking up under the parental pressure of being the perfect girl.” —Variety. “…Bright and engaging…boldly imagined…Mr. Jones unfolds his tale of pioneering science fueled by post-adolescent angst with pleasing agility.” —The New York Times. ”A fresh, loopy and ultimately crushing play that tickles us under the chin and in the ribs, only to rip out our vulnerable hearts…explodes with vitality and charm…blessed with Jones' uncanny ear for spoken dialogue, the characters leap off the stage as if propelled by rocket fuel.“ —New Haven Register. ”Fantasy interweaves with a hard, gritty reality.“ —Connecticut Post. ”Harvests many laughs and finally a few"
— San Diego Union-Tribune