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[...] SPORT: REMATCH Company: PB & J Brewery - Orlando, FL Venue: Silver (Orlando Shakes) Times: 5/18 - 7:35PM, [...]

Ink 19 Review Sport:

Ink 19 Review

Sport: Rematch
PB&J Brewery
Silver Venue
Orlando Fringe Festival, Orlando FL

It's gym class time! The wildly successful Slastic sports crew returns from last year's Fringe, Adding new team member Heather Leonardi. Slastic supplies any sporting gear you might want, but they've got competition nipping at their heels, like Oiu Oiu Wear and Sporto Gigante. As you enter, there's a high energy warm up with beach balls and pumping music, and they succeed in keeping that energy going through the long and by now boring preshow announce. There's precious little dialog here, and none is really needed in this parody of the sporting world. All the major ESPN time fillers are here - baseball pitchers battles, home town friendly sportscasters, whiney versions of the National Anthem, and obscure European sports than no one gets like Soccer or Futbol or World's Strongest Man competitions.

The funniest moments come from wispy Brandon Roberts, because it's always funny to pick on the little guy until he gets to be the bull chasing Jason Horne thought every other scene. There's a boxing match where Heather Leonardi takes on Patrick Braillard, and he decks her, drawing an uncomfortable gasp form the audience. Late in the show we discover the Quidditch Ballet, which took me a few minutes to figure out as I know less about Harry Potter than hockey. No matter what the sport, the message is constant - you need the right trendy gear to get the most out of your exercise experience. And looking good is more important than feeling good.