The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow

Visuals and video operation for the "The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow" play created by Marionet Theatre Company. Presented at Convento São Francisco (2019) and FITEI – Festival Internacional de Teatro de Expressão Ibérica at Coliseu do Porto, on “O Meu Primeiro FITEI” (2021).

"A 22 years-old young woman, suffering from agoraphobia, spends her time in her bedroom building a humanoid in her own image. Her only social relations are her disfunctional adoptive family, a pizza delivery boy and, through the internet, three individuals she uses to achieve her grand objective: to build a girl who can substitute her in a voyage around the world in search of her past and the biological mother she’s never met. Among other themes, this play presents us with a reality where emotional distance is much more easily overcome through the use of technology rather than through actual human interaction. This is an issue ever more present and pressing in contemporary societies."

Playwright - Rolin Jones
Direction - Mário Montenegro
Cast - Catarina Moita (Jennifer Marcus), Filipe Eusébio (Mr. Marcus, Mr. Zhang), Hugo Inácio Preston (Terrence, Cor. Hubbard, Dr. Yakunin, Voz do tradutor do computador), Sílvia Santos (Adele Hartwick, Ms. Zhang), Celso Pedro (Todd), Safire Hikari (Jenny Chow)
Set Design, Wardrobe and Image - Pedro Andrade
Video - Inês Castanheira
Lighting Design and Technical Direction - Pedro Machado
Original Soundtrack and Sound Design - Marcelo dos Reis
Production Direction and Communication - Francisca Moreira
Production Assistance - Beatriz Sousa
Production Support - João Froufe e João Silva
Hair Design Carlos Gago – Ilídio Design
Co-production Câmara Municipal de Coimbra | Convento São Francisco


Presentation on "O Meu Primeiro Fitei" at FITEI - Festival Internacional de Teatro de Expressão Ibérica at Coliseu do Porto 2021



Presentation at Convento de São Franscisco, Coimbra 2019