OCD ON STAGE Playwright Rolin Jones presents “The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow,” in which the main character is an Asian-American 20-something who cleans her room obsessively and is afraid to leave her house. Instead, she builds a robot to replace her on a trip to China. Jackson Gay directs. Opens: Wednesday, 8 p.m. Runs: Through Saturday, October 15, Tuesday-Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Atlantic Theater Company, 336 W. 20th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-645-8015, $50.

OCCUPATION The Jean Cocteau Repertory presents a translation of Bertolt Brecht’s play “Mother Courage,” directed by David Fuller.The play was inspired by the Nazi invasion of Poland, and the main character is a peddler trying to keep her family together during wartime in the 17th century. Through Saturday, October 8, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Bouwerie Lane Theatre, 330 Bowery, between Bond and 2nd streets, 212-279-4200, $50.

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