"The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow" is a tale about Jennifer Marcus, a brilliant adopted Chinese girl living in suburban America who seeks out her birth mother in China using a robot she names "Jenny Chow". The narrative is a highly creative mish-mash of music, technological references, tear-jerking emotionalism, and razor-sharp inside jokes involving the perspectives and plight of internationally adopted/reared children.
Jenny Shin, who makes her debut performance with Chicago Dramatists here, plays Jennifer Marcus and does a wonderful job acting and narrating this rather face-paced up-tempo tale. But in addition to raw energy, Shin also effectively delivered on the highly emotional pivotal points of the character's self-discovery and self-resignation. She was literally in control of the audience emotional reactions throughout.
Definitely worth seeing and experiencing.
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