That's laughter you're hearing over at Fourteenth Street in the nation's capital as Studio Theatre's Secondstage takes a whack at presenting Rolin Jones' new comedy The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow. There have been several productions of the play previously, including one at Yale Rep -- Jones is a product of the playwriting program at Yale School of Drama -- but it's hard not to go away from the play feeling that Jones still has some work to do on this one. It's a high-concept comedy with lots of laughs and a few dark moments, but it needs an idea to fully flesh out the concept, some message to provide nourishment. Oh yeah, and an ending might be nice, too.

Here's the concept: Jennifer [...]