Androids
and agoraphobia fuel the Performing Arts at Oakton presentation of
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, Nov.
29 - Dec. 2, and Dec. 7 - 9, at Oakton Community College, 1600 E.
Golf Road, Des Plaines.
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow focuses on the life
of a young woman, afraid to leave her own bedroom, where she works
as a defense subcontractor for the U.S. military. When Jenny becomes
interested in finding her Chinese birth mother, she uses her technological
genius to create a new form of human contact.
Performances
of The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow are 8 p.m., Thursday,
Nov. 29 and Dec. 6; 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7; 8 p.m., Saturday,
Dec. 1 and 8; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 and 9.
Tickets
are $10; $8 for students and seniors; and $6 for groups of 15 or more.
A
$5 preview performance will be staged at 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29
and a post-show discussion will be held after the performance on Sunday,
Dec. 9.
To
reserve tickets, call the Oakton Box Office at 847-635-1900.