>>84351870Sounds likely, I've always felt that episode ended curiously abrupt with its conclusion.
The Principle and his staff seem to just get over their qualm, see the play and applaud it instead of just shutting it down and saving time and money. Feels like something added to give the illusion of a light at the end of the tunnel.
I also remembered another point from the episode that adds credit to your theory of it being almost prophetic.
Huey says whether or not the play gets any further press he's moving on because he dislikes looking back on his old work.
With a four year hiatus between Season 3 and 4 I think Aaron very much intended and had moved on from it.