The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
Rolin Jones
Jennifer is just an average girl who re-engineers obsolete missile components for the U.S. Army from her bedroom. When she decides to meet her birth mother in China, she uses her technological genius to devise a new form of human contact. Rolin Jones’ irreverent “techno-comedy” chronicles one brilliant woman’s quest to determine her heritage and face her fears with the help of a Mormon missionary, a pizza delivery guy, and her astounding creation called Jenny Chow.
Available
2006
978-0-8222-2071-8
Drama
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Rolin Jones
Rolin Jones’ play “The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow” was a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. It received the 2006 Obie Award for Excellence in Playwriting. Productions of “Jenny Chow” include South Coast Repertory, Old Globe Theatre, Yale Repertory, Studio Theatre (DC), Atlantic Theater Company (NYC), Portland Center Stage, San Jose Repertory, and Marionet, among others. His play “The Jammer” received a Fringe First Award for Best New Writing at 2004’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was also produced at the 2004 New York International Fringe Festival.
He has written several short plays for the Actors Theater of Louisville’s Humana Festival, including “Sovereignty”, “Ron Robby Had Too Big A Heart”, “The Mercury and the Magic”, “Extremely”, and “Chronicles Simpkins Will Cut Your Ass”. All of these were produced together under the title “Shortstack” at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre.
Jones has been a writer/producer for Showtime’s award-winning series, “Weeds”.
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