The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow Cast

Harmony Zhang is an Asian American actress and musician from Tucson, Arizona. She earned her BA from Duke University, where she appeared in An Experiment with an Air Pump (Ellen), Enron, and BOB: A Life in Five Acts. During her time at The Theatre School, she appeared in Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play (Maria/Lisa Simpson), The House of Bernarda Alba (Angustias), The Cat in the Hat (The Fish), and The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra, Go! (Violet). Her regional credits include the world premiere of Hershel & The Hanukkah Goblins at Strawdog Theatre Company and Kentucky with The Gift Theatre. Her TV credits include The Red Line. Harmony has studied at Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City and the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Harmony is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and loves laughing, singing, and playing with her cats.

Sydney Richards is a Chicago-based actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter from Naples, Florida. She earned a B.A. in musical theatre with a stage combat minor from Columbia College Chicago. Her recent theatre credits include Footloose/Rusty (The Naples Players), Wonder Women/Olive (Chicago Musical Theatre Festival), and Spring Awakening/Anna US (Three Brothers Theatre). Sydney is proudly represented by Big Mouth Talent.

Theresa Ro is thrilled to be working with Marie on this project. It has been some time since she’s last performed, so she is excited to jump back in and work with the other amazing actors. Thank you to Marie for trusting her with this character and giving her the opportunity to play with her creative side again.

Dwight Sora is a native of River Forest, Illinois and a graduate of University of Chicago. Stage roles include After the Quake (understudy, Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Durango (understudy, Silk Road Rising), 12 Angry Men (Raven Theatre), The Three Musketeers (Lifeline Theatre) and Cymbeline (Strawdog Theatre). He has also had small roles in the films Red Dawn and Real Steel, and provided fight choreography for local productions of Company (Mercury Theatre Chicago) and Pacific Overtures (Porchlight Music Theatre). Dwight is also a 23-year student of the Japanese martial art of aikido and currently holds a rank of sandan (third-degree black belt).

Preston Tate Jr. is a critically-acclaimed award-winning actor, appearing on numerous major television shows. His credits include roles in Chicago Fire, Shameless and Empire. The major independent features, Unexpected and Southside With You, became his most notable film roles when they made their world premieres at Sundance Film Festival. For theatre, he has worked with both storefront and major theatre companies such as Mary-Arrchie, Victory Gardens and Steppenwolf. Throughout his career, Preston Jr. has been trained by established figures in the Chicago industry at some of the top acting schools. He studied under the likes of Patrick Mulvey of Vagabond School of the Arts, Sean Bradley and David Murphy of The Green Room Studio and Emily Golan Rabinowitz of Stage and Slate. *Member Actors' Equity

Tanner couldn't be more excited or more grateful to be part of this production! Since the pandemic, he has been hard at work with his day job which has absolutely nothing to do with theater and while his webcam is no replacement for a stage, showtime is showtime. Thank you to Marie for giving him the opportunity to not only act again but to be part of another production that not only makes him laugh but also gives him something to learn and think about.