ORLANDO FRINGE | Review | 21 Chump Street

21 Jump Street is a buddy undercover cop movie comedy, with the cops thrown into high school for extra laughs and situational humor. 21 Chump Street: The Musical is the parody you never thought you wanted, but now love and have to see. For starters, it's written by Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton and In the Heights fame. It's only 14 minutes long, but at $7 a ticket it's way more affordable than either show. Come for the music and the dancing. Bring hearing protection, because it's surprisingly loud in the small space.

ORLANDO FRINGE | Review | Master of the Rack

A play like Master of the Rack sounds like an S&M show. It's actually about a competitive Scrabble association, which depending on how things work out could be just as much pain or just as much fun. You've heard the story before of an organization badly in need of new blood, but the concept works surprisingly well. The performances were unfortunately inconsistent – perhaps another week of rehearsals was needed – but it actually makes playing Scrabble sound really exciting and interesting.

If you'll excuse me, I'm going by the games store...

ORLANDO FRINGE | Review | The Space Pirate Puppy Musical

With a name like The Space Pirate Puppy Musical, how can you really go wrong? It's a silly show that you can take your grandchildren to without blushing, with a story that would really take too long to explain but is fun to follow. (Try explaining the presence of a ninja kitten, for example.) It fills an hour with heart warmth.

ORLANDO FRINGE | Review | 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche

The New York Times said that 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche "seemed destined for a cult following." New York audiences got to try it at the NY International Fringe Festival and at SoHo Playhouse and now us Orlando-ites get to see what the big deal is.

This 3hreeE Theatre Company production certainly delivers on the comic relief. There's audience participation, a really clever script by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood, and some great performances by Emily Fontano and Julie Snyder. It's as raunchy at times as you might expect a lesbian comedy to be...but not crass. Affordably priced at $11.