"You feel like you’re sharing drinks, songs, and stories in Smook’s living room, with the puppets, of course."

​- Review from ​Third Coast Creatives ​

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I'M GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT THROUGH THE DOORS! YOU ARE ABOUT TO LEARN ONE OF LIFE’S GREATEST LESSONS. AND IT HAS TO DO WITH YOU. THINK IT DOESN’T? WELL IT DOES. YOU ARE ABOUT TO LEARN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A DINGY DONGY DUMB DUMB. DON’T BELIEVE ME? WELL, AGAIN, GOOD THING YOU WALKED THROUGH THOSE DOORS, BECAUSE, AS YOU SIP YOUR DRINK OF CHOICE, WHETHER IT HAS YOU SOARING THROUGH THE CLOUDS OR SWAYING IN YOUR SEAT, YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPLORE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS SUCH AS: WHY IS IT THAT YOU CAN’T REMEMBER WHERE YOU JUST PUT YOUR DAMN KEYS? OR WHAT IS THAT PERSON’S NAME WHO YOU ARE CURRENTLY CHATTING WITH, EVEN THOUGH THEY JUST TOLD YOU, LIKE, SECONDS AGO? OR EVEN MORE BASICALLY WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON IN YOUR BRAIN? SEE, WE ARE HUMANS. WHICH MEANS WE ARE  COMPLETE DOINKY DUMMY DUMB. STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? GOOD. ALL YOUR QUERIES WILL BE ANSWERED. FOR NOW, I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS: YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND. YOUR MISTAKES KEEP YOU TRUTHFUL, KEEP YOU HONEST, AND ABSOLUTELY, UNAPOLOGETICALLY YOU.

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"...it seems to me Davenport’s Cabaret made an astute choice in presenting the novel Jackie Smook, Under Your Skin also on Saturday. Reportedly, Ms. Smook is a practitioner of long-form improv and stand-up comedy. Her show, a hybrid of comedy and song, which was originally designed to play Second City, made its debut at Davenport’s..."
"Chicago creative Jackie Smook (“American Idol,” “Chicago Fire,” Parade) shows the world her charmingly hilarious solo show, which was featured as a solo act in Chicago Cabaret week, recommended by the Chicago Tribune, and currently holds a residency at the famous Davenport’s Piano Bar. Her shows are farm to table, with her co-writer, Jackson Zinn'Rowthorn and pianist Joey Chimes. 
"Smook, along with a gaggle of her own expertly crafted puppets, put on a show that everyone will adore. The Jackie Smook Program of De-Dumb-Ification is a reflection of becoming a woman, through the grueling trials and tribulations of finding internal worth and learning how to not take yourself too seriously. It’s more than just a story of growing up – Smook will uncover the secrets of her own de-dumb-ification, so that you too can de-dumb-ify into the high achieving king / queen / quang you were always meant to be!"

MEET THE TEAM
Chicago Cabaret Magazine
1. Joey Chimes (Left) and Smook (right), 2. Jackson Zinn'Rowthorn (Left) and ME! (right)