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She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms

  • Qui Nguyen
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Fantasy/Adventure, Present Day
  • 3M, 6F
  • ISBN: 9780573708848

Designed specifically for online performances!

A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters is a high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and ’90s pop culture – a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy, Fantasy/Adventure

  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Large Stage

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! AATE Distinguished Play Award (2013)
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 Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s 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.

NOTE FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT:
This edition of She Kills Monsters is meant to be performed online using the video conferencing platform of your choice. As this is a new means in which to create theatre, I encourage you to experiment with the medium to best tell your story. In the script, I've recommended a few "tricks" (to spark your imagination) on how to use these online platforms, such as:

1. Utilizing a system of turning on and off live-feed cameras as way of staging entrances, exits, and scene transitions.
2. Creating a "sound design" by having your sound designer play music through a live-mic but with their camera off.
3. Using windows that aren't occupied with an actor's face to a highlight things like battles, puppetry, and other means of visual storytelling.

Overall, these are merely suggestions. I'm sure you'll find a million other creative ways to bring this all to life. Please have fun creating and making your version of She Kills Monsters. The goal in making my play available in this fashion is to give as many people the opportunity to play, inhabit, and breathe life into these characters that I love so much. Have fun, kick ass, and kill monsters.
REVIEWS:

"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

"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

"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

Premiere Production: She Kills Monsters premiered at the Flea Theater in New York City on November 4, 2011, under the direction of Robert Ross Parker.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 6F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)

  • NARRATOR
    TILLY
    AGNES
    CHUCK
    VERA
    MILES
    KALIOPE/KELLY
    LILITH/LILLY
    ORCUS/RONNIE
    THE GREAT MAGE STEVE
    FARRAH THE FAERIE
    EVIL TINA
    EVIL GABBI

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    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 Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s 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.

    NOTE FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT:
    This edition of She Kills Monsters is meant to be performed online using the video conferencing platform of your choice. As this is a new means in which to create theatre, I encourage you to experiment with the medium to best tell your story. In the script, I've recommended a few "tricks" (to spark your imagination) on how to use these online platforms, such as:

    1. Utilizing a system of turning on and off live-feed cameras as way of staging entrances, exits, and scene transitions.
    2. Creating a "sound design" by having your sound designer play music through a live-mic but with their camera off.
    3. Using windows that aren't occupied with an actor's face to a highlight things like battles, puppetry, and other means of visual storytelling.

    Overall, these are merely suggestions. I'm sure you'll find a million other creative ways to bring this all to life. Please have fun creating and making your version of She Kills Monsters. The goal in making my play available in this fashion is to give as many people the opportunity to play, inhabit, and breathe life into these characters that I love so much. Have fun, kick ass, and kill monsters.

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