'Musical Chairs' has never been this sexy

LAUREN REILLY ASST. NEWS EDITOR LMR722@CABRINI.EDU

major, will have her boyfriend travel to Cabrini and then they will head out to Manayunk, in which they will go to Sonoma, an Italian restaurant.

Yet, there are some couples who like to keep it traditional.

Noelle Kirlcner, who is a liberal arts major and psychology major Amanda Farrington are both hanging out with their boyfriends, but they are clueless about what their dates are planning for them. "It's a surprise," Kirkner said. "I'm letting him plan it," Farrington said. "I hope to be getting lots of presents."

Then there are those college students who aren't sure of their plans at all due to spring break. Marketing major Roy Mundy, who is heading to the Dominican Republic, isn't sure of his plans. The same goes for business administration major Frank Fonnotto and his Valentine; they have no clue because of their expenses for spring break.

A twist to Valentine's Day is history major Will Harmon. When asked about his plans with his girlfriend, his response was "Absolutely nothing, it's a false holiday, and just to spite Valentine's Day, we're going out on Friday the 13th, the day before."

Is Valentine's Day the same as it used to be? Are people still getting excited about this holiday?

Well for Resident Assistants on duty on Saturday, just know, not everyone is going out for Valentine's Day.

Sex and deception will flood Cabrini's campus as students present this spring's play, Musical Chairs. The full title, "Musical Chairs: A Chance Play In 8 Scenes Of 20" is about the relationships between friends and spouses connected by a common lover.

The play takes plac,eover one week and introduces five characters: Tom, the husband, Anne, his wife, David, his best friend, Karen, his ex-fling, and Melissa, his current mistress.

For the first half of the performance, the actor's play an actual game of musical chairs to determine which two characters will act in the first scene. The audience then chooses which character continues on, causing one character to be eliminated at the end of each scene. All the characters are brought back into the game for the second half, where the ending is determined by a major decision facing one of the characters in each scene.

The play, which will debut in the last week of March, was originally written by Michael Rock, a well-known teacher, director, performer, and writer. Rock has created a vast amount of works ranging from musicals to children's theater. Currently, Rock teaches acting and improvisation for The Second City Training Center, Marymount Manhattan College, and The Manhattanville College.

Neal Newman, an

English/communications professor and director of the play, had psychologist Sarah Ullman, who specializes in sex addiction and trauma, attend a practice to because of the large amount of different possible outcomes, each show will be completely different from the one before. "It's more fun when you see it

- McMickle said help the actors perfect their characters. Ullman thinks the story is "brilliant" and believes the actors are doing a great job of accurately depicting the behaviors of "sex addicts."

There will be 16 performances of "Musical Chairs" and twice," Newman said. Because of this, tickets will cost five dollars for the first show and only • 25 cents for additional viewings. Haven McMickle, a senior psychology major who plays Karen, thinks that students will enjoy the play. McMickle said that audiences will be drawn to this performance because of the influence that they have on the overall result. "It's very fun play to watch because it changes every time," McMickle said.