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Nickel And Dimed

Movies don't always do a good book justice. The same thing can be said about plays. ‘Nickel and Dimed' at the University of Iowa is a fine attempt to illustrate Barbra Ehrenreich's book of minimum wage workers and the difficulties they face finically.
As a college student, concentrated in my own daily schedule, attending the Nickel and Dimed production was a change in my routine. I was looking forward to the many story lines that would be produced on the stage. I was more connected to the first story in particular because I was previously in the food business. Like Barbra, I was a server of food and constantly had to produce special orders to the chief. This was how ever a temporary summer job but I was curious how they were going to portray the scene on stage.
Some other points that I thought about before going into the play was the stage set-up. I was able to hear from the producer of the show and see a model of what the Mabie Theater looked like. I was surprised how small......


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