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FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Cabrini College Theatre Presents

IMAGINE AFRICA

Go see a wonderful art exhibit that features over 50 art pieces.

Penn Museum, (3260 South st.), ticket included in admission , 10a.m -5p.m.

DANILO PEREZ JAZZ PER-FORMANCE

Enjoy a great jazz performance by Danilo Perez.

Kimmel Center (Broad & Spruce st), $35-$40,

VAN GOGH UP CLOSE

This exhibits features a wide range of exhibits from around the world.

Philadelphia Museum of Art (Benjamin Franklin Parkway), $25, 11 a.m.

Cabrini College Theatre will present the musical, “Working,” written by Stephen Shwartz and Nina Faso, based on the book “Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do,” by Studs Terkel.

From the Mill Worker to the Hooker, this musical is the story of every day people and what they do in their daily lives. Al-though the musical was first staged December of 1977, Cabri-ni added bonuses to the produc-tion with its multimedia elements that go along with the show.

Working is a musical with no plot line but rather a musi-cal with multiple small plays.

It’s morning and all the work-ers get ready for their jobs and show the audience the answer to the question, “Hey somebody, don’t you wanna hear the story of my life?” in the song “All The Live Long Day.” A steel-worker by the name of Mike Dillard talks to audience about the dangers of his job and how people don’t give enough credit to the people who are “just an iron worker or just a housewife.”

Next the musical starts back up abruptly with a traffic jam by the song titled the same name. Some cars stop at an office building and parking attendant Al Canida takes care of the massive pileup. He’s been parking cars for all of his life in the song, “Lovin’ Al.”

The next scene opens up in a classroom where Rose Hoff-man teaches third grade Eng-lish. In the song “Nobody Tells

Me How,” she begins to en-lighten the audience on how the school system is chang-ing since she was growing up.

As Hoffman reflects on her years of teaching, she remembers a student of hers named Babe Secoli, who is now a checker at the Treasure Island Supermarket. Secoli is played by senior com-munications major Danielle Alio.

“I like that it’s really relat-able and can look at it and say someone in my family has done that kind of job or I have done that job,” Alio said.“People in the Cabrini community have done some of these jobs.”

As Secoli shows that being a checker is the best time of her life, on the opposite end, bagger Roberto Nunez is unhappy about his job choice. In the song “Un Mejor Dia Vendra,” he reflects on his family working on a farm and the hardships that came of it.

Kate Rushston, a housewife complains about people thinking she’s unintelligent just because she chooses to stay and take care of all the work at the home with the song “Just A Housewife.”

With a different spin, a hook-er by the name of Roberta ex-plains to the audience that her job isn’t different from some-one who works in a mill all day. Roberta is played by junior history major, Olivia Olsen.

“I had to put myself in the mindset of it actually being a real job because I never considered it to be one,” Olsen said. “Maybe the only reason why she still is one is because of how good it pays.”

Grace Clements is a millwork-er who feels like all of the physi-cal stress on the body is taking its toll in the song “Millwork.” Ju-nior communication major Alex

Saboe plays a dancer in the scene and couldn’t be happier with the role that was given to her.

“My favorite part in the play is when I dance because I al-ways feel like being in school I may be doing homework or schoolwork,” Saboe said. “But my mind is always wander-ing and thinking of dancing.”

The play has another key song, called “Cleaning Women,” in which cleaning woman Maggie Holmes talks about wanting a bet-ter life for her daughter. Holmes is played by freshman crimi-nology major, Se’Quia Bailey.

“I like how the musical cap-tures different lifestyles and people,” Bailey said. “This musi-cal means a lot to me especially in my role as Maggie the clean-ing lady. It helps me appreci-ate cleaning people because I believe we always look at them as having meaningless jobs.”

The cast is excited about the message that they will bring to their audience.

“Working” portrays the mes-sage that everybody should have something to point to.

“The message this musi-cal showcases is that you should be proud of the job that you are doing,” Alio said.

“Working” opens in the Grace Hall Theatre on Thurs-day, April 12, at 8 p.m. and runs through April 14 at 8 p.m., then on Sunday, April 15, at 2 p.m. It then runs Thursday, April 19, at 8 p.m. through April 21, at 8 p.m. The Closing performance is on Sunday, April 22, at 2 p.m.

BY ALEXANDRIA JETERAsst. News Editor

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“Working” is a musical about the different types of jobs that people do in their everyday lufe.

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BYJENY VARUGHESEA&E Editor

WORKING

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DRIVE

Come see the interactive play at the Center theatre.

Theater Horizon, (208 DeKalb st.), $29.

EPIC: CHEF’S FARE

Come join C.A.P board at chef’s fare. See dif-ferent chefs prepare and serve their very best.

CAVS corner, (Cabrini College), free, 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

EPIC:WACKY WEDNESDAY COMEDY CLUB

Join the Cabrini family with EPICS second event of the week.

Mansion, (Cabrini college), $5, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Danielle Alio

Josh Muska

Anie Jamgochian

Alexandra Saboe

Se’Quia Bailey

Eion O’Neill

Allie Jeter

Samantha Shea

Nichole Capizzi

Olivia Olsen

Kyle Johnson

Justin Sillner

Kait Finegan

Emily Paradise

Nicholas Marcovecchio

Doug Wiebe

Sam Hawllowell

Alyssa Reape

Veronica Matthews

Julian Greenawalt Jack Winters

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Cast of...

the Musical

“21 Jump Street” is a quick-witted action comedy star-ring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. The duo teams up in this action comedy to recreate this story. Originally, “21 Jump Street” was a hit television series from 1987-1991.

The movie version “21 Jump Street” starts out with the characters played by Hill and Tatum as they were in high school. Tatum stars as Jenko, the typical popular jerky jock who all the girls loved and the guys envied. Hill, on the other hand, plays Eminem-wannabe Schmidt, who got straight A’s and was a complete and total nerd. As one would guess, they were not friends in high school and Jenko picked on Schmidt.

Continuing along, it skips a few years ahead to when both men are going to school to become police officers. Jenko has all of the physical talents needed to success-fully become a police officer, however he doesn’t have the brains for it. Schmidt, on the other hand, has all the brain power and smarts needed to become a police officer, yet is very lacking in the necessary physical abilities. That is where their friendship begins with Jenko asking the simple question of “do you want to be friends?”

From then on, they help each other out to graduate and become police officers. They are then assigned to do un-dercover work after an incident happens that gets them in a little trouble with their police chief. The men are sent to 21 Jump Street where they are assigned what they will be investigating. It turns out that they will be going undercov-er as high school students to try to investigate an ongoing drug dealing operation at their old alma mater.

Each man is given an identity based on how they re-

ally were previously in high school. Schmidt will go back and take all of the AP classes that he took and try to find out information from smart kids. Meanwhile, Jenko will be going back and taking all of the “easy” classes he took when he was in high school to hopefully find out informa-tion from the popular kids. However, when they get to the high school, they quickly find out the popularity dynamics have drastically changed from the time they were in high school until now.

This is when the comedy really kicks up and starts. There are many obstacles that Schmidt and Jenko will have to face, including accidentally trading identities. They have another shot at their high school careers, how-ever they still have to stay focused and do the job that is required of them. There are twists and turns that are

thrown at the men but in the end things are worked out--kind of. To get the full experience and understand “21 Jump Street,” this movie just has to be seen.

As a whole, this movie was very funny and entertaining. The audience was laughing throughout the entire movie. There really weren’t any boring parts that would make the movie not enjoyable. The jokes and ways in which the characters acted and interacted with each other were very funny. There were many times that little lines were put into the script that made the movie flow nicely. This movie is recommended for ages 17 and up since it is rated R. It is hilarious and also has a cute story line that shows the im-portance of friendship and staying true to oneself.

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Hit comedy series reborn on silver screen

Derek’s offers decadent choicesBY KRISTINE SEMPTIMPHELTER Asst. A&E Editor

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WEEKLY REVIEW

BY AMANDA TOTHAsst. Features Editor

It’s hard to decide what to order with a menu as succulent as Derek’s. Gracing the Main Street scene since 2007, Derek’s has become a favorite for people from all over the city. With its many rooms, you can enter a lively bar with tall tables and TVs, a quiet booth for a conversation, an open room with seating for large groups or make your way upstairs to a regal whisky bar.

The second floor whisky and vodka bar offers one of the largest selections of premium vodkas and housemaid infusions in the United States. In addition, there is an extensive list of wines by the glass and bottle.

Derek’s in Manayunk has been a landmark bar and grill for over 18 years. Derek’s is a casual, yet chic café and bar as well as a formal and special occasion restaurant, offering patrons small and large dishes of tasty, contemporary American cui-sine.

Every decadent meal begins with a basket of roasted Parmesan flatbread, which is also known as “crack bread” because you cannot stop eating it.

Derek’s always keeps you coming back for more with their daily happy hour specials ranging from Friday night DJ’s to half price drinks and martini specials. The candy martinis come in flavors such as skittles, peach gummy bear and jolly rancher.

At Derek’s you will always find top quality hos-pitality. Michael has been a server at Derek’s in Manayunk for 11 years. His first day of training was on the infamous date of Sept. 11, 2001. Michael’s outgoing personality and attentive service makes the dining experience at Derek’s unforgettable.

The menu consists of a variety of portions and plate sizes. Meals range from small plates, salads, pizzas, medium and large plates. The restaurant also features a three-course meal deal for $34.

Derek’s is always consistent with the customer and open seven days a week from 10 a.m. – 2 a.m.

Whether you’re looking for an afternoon lunch with close friends, dinner with the entire family or a casual Sunday brunch, there is something for everyone at Derek’s.

ALL PHOTO /LAURA GALLAGHER/ASST. MANAGING EDITOR

Derek’s is the chic café and bar located on Main Street in Manayunk.

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21 Jump street is an action comedy starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.