She Kills Monsters

Title: She Kills Monsters
Author: Nguyen, Qui
Price: $21.95

Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Adventure
Time Period - Contemporary, Present Day
CAST: 3m, 6f

A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tillys Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tillys refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

\"Deceptively breezy and rather ingenious. The whole enterprise is kind of dopey and kind of invigorating and kind of remarkable. It will slash and shapeshift its way into your heart.\" - The New York Times

\"Packed with action, wit, and a sizable nerd-quotient, the production is a delight from start to finish\" - Theatremania

\"Positively slays the audience. Delightfully farcical.\"- Stage & Cinema

\"Nguyen is a refreshing, break-the-rules writer - he has a ready embrace of pop culture, high-school speak and 'High Fidelity' cool, and he also has a mission to redeem gaming geeks everywhere...She Kills Monsters, delivers exactly what it promises, is generally a blast\" - Chicago Tribune



FEATURES / CONTAINS:
Stage Combat, Special Effects
Bare Stage/Simple Set, Opportunity for Spectacle
Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Fantasy Costumes

CAUTIONS: Mild Adult Themes
THEMES: Adolescence, Death, Fairy Tales, Parenting/Family
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
PERFORMANCE GROUP: College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Outdoor, Large Stage, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
RECOGNITION / AWARDS: From Off-Broadway

CASTING: 3m, 6f
CASTING ATTRIBUTES: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)

NARRATOR
TILLY EVANS
AGNES EVANS
CHUCK
MILES
LILITH
KALIOPE
ORCUS
STEVE
BUGBEAR
FARRAH
EVIL GABBI
EVIL TINA
SUCCUBUS
GELATINOUS CUBE
TIAMAT


AUTHOR
Qui Nguyen is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director of the OBIE Award winning Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company of New York City. His plays include She Kills Monsters (published by Samuel French); Soul Samurai; The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G; Alice in Slasherland; Fight Girl Battle World; Men of Steel; Living Dead in Denmark; Krunk Fu Battle Battle; Trial By Water; Bike Wreck; and Aliens Versus Cheerleaders.

Publisher: Samuel French Inc (NY US)
Publication date: 02/10/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780573700569
Publishing status: OS Archived