mischief

Inmates have been known to set fires in rooms with no smoke alarms — not to cause mischief, but to cook and supplement cold, sometimes inedible meals.

“There was a certain level of mischief and magic that was happening because I was the least-known person on set,” he says.

“It’s like this beacon that shines and says, ‘Come create mischief down here and you won’t get in trouble.

On the first evening, when Stokes hobbled around with what appeared to be a groin problem, his performance was convincing enough to draw concerns he might have done himself a serious mischief.

Earhart was full of mischief and adventure, a natural leader with a modesty instilled by her mother, who was prone to invoking her Quaker background when it suited her.