Mischief in Ink: The School Prank of '03

Clever!

Many clever one-liners, a fun, light show that brings you right back! Cast was great and there was so much attention to detail in the props, costumes, and characters.

Didn't Speak to Me

The inspiration of works like "Mean Girls", "The Breakfast Club", and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" seem clear, and the nostalgia plays alright, but I feel like this wasn't as polished as it could be. The final reveal didn't feel like a surprise but also failed to make much sense in-universe. Didn't hate it, didn't love it.

FUN!

This show was very nostalgic! I loved all of the references and the props were spot on for the 2000's. I also enjoyed all of the "cliché" roles (the popular mean girl/nerdy girl/and dumb jock) and thought the cast executed them perfectly. Overall, I really enjoyed this show. It was fun and light-hearted without being boring.

Nostalgia baybee!!

Even though I was only a mere 8 years old in 2003 it was still very nostalgic; the costumes (gauchos!), the references (Lizzie McGuire!), and the props (Chicken noodle soup for the soul!) were a satisfying throwback. I especially enjoyed Candy Canes popular-mean-girl performance, and the principal was perverted and strange just like the principal in ferris buellers day off. The principal yelled very exaggeratedly loud which was overkill but also added to the role. Not a plot line heavy show, but very enjoyable. The show is shorter, only 40 minutes.

Something Mischievous This Way Comes

A throwback to the early 2000s is just what the doctor ordered, and the well-fleshed-out characters and easy-to-digest storyline feels cozy to this reviewer who spent his high school years watching Lizzie McGuire, Agent Cody Banks, and Even Stevens. Robert Paulson is the sleazy and cheesy school principal (and future presidential candidate?) Gary Johnson, attempting to play the three strangers off of one another in a hilarious way. Victoria Granger is cute as a button as the butterfly-clip wearing, cell-phone toting Candy Cane, who is thankfully more than a stereotypical girly girl. Alex Plagge as Kody Sanders is the epitome of sports-obsessed slacker with a bit of pathos. And Michaela Minock is not to be counted out as the brainy Peggy Wohlman, getting in a one-liner here and there, but I do wish the actress wore her cap a little higher on her head so I could actually see her entire facial expressions rather than just her nose and mouth. This minor criticism, though, says nothing about the brilliance of Minock's performance, along with the rest of this talented cast and the story they share with the audience.

Every 2000s show on Disney Channel

This review is from seeing show #4. In one sentence: you are hoping to see the scriptwriter’s nailed writing assignment come to life, but most casted Fringers didn’t ham up their archetypes. In three sentences: if you’re going to lean into the copy and paste era of kid dramedies from 2000s Disney Channel, a satire & fast-focused director was needed to step in on this one. Everything presented is what you’ve seen and heard before, so you’ll find that comforting or uninteresting. However, a clear memory is being pleased by the timely references of the script versus the very safe choices made by its re-enactors.

What a time to be alive

As someone who was in high school in 2003, this show slapped. It felt like I was transported to that time and the actors nailed the stereotypical high schooler and school principal roles (they're stereotypes for a reason am I right?). Candy Cane and Gary Johnson roles were the most memorable for me, but the entire cast was fantastic — so many great one liners in this script that we were laughing throughout the show. Attention to detail on props, costumes, set design was also top-notch. I hope PB (&J) Productions comes back to Fringe next year!

Campy

This show was giving some 'drama club one act competition' vibes. Stylistically, I find that interesting and I wonder if that was on purpose? Either way it worked. The show was cute.