Overview
Synopsis
She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans, a young woman grieving for her deceased sister. The Evans sisters never were especially close, but after Tilly’s death Agnes receives a notebook containing a game scenario created by her sister. She discovers that Tilly was a well-known Dungeons & Dragons player, and that she was passionate about online fantasy gaming. In order to unlock more secrets about her mysterious young sibling, Agnes recruits a “dungeon master” named Chuck to help her understand and grieve Tilly. Chock-full of supermodel elves, dominatrix warrior women, and nasty ogres, She Kills Monsters is a surprisingly sweet tale of friendship, loss, and acceptance.
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Context
She Kills Monsters premiered Off-Off-Broadway at New York City’s Flea Theater in November 2011. After a brief run there, Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre mounted a production directed by Scott Weinstein in 2013. Company One Theater in Boston produced the play immediately following the closing of the Steppenwolf production. That same year, the American Alliance for Theater and Education recognized the play with its Distinguished Play Award, which catapulted its popularity among high school and
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Prologue
A Narrator sets the scene and introduces Tilly Evans, a Dungeon Master, but tells the audience that this story is about Tilly’s sister, Agnes, a high school teacher.
Scene One
The Narrator explains that Agnes grew up average while Tilly became obsessed with magic and dragons. One night, Agnes made a wish for her life to be less boring, which the Narrator says the Gods answered by killing all of her loved ones in a car crash.
Scene Two
Chuck, a nerdy teenager, is at
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Key Terms
An actor assigned to lead and maintain fight choreography during a production, ensuring consistency and safety throughout the run.
A specialist who designs and stages realistic or stylized combat scenes in a play, balancing safety and storytelling.
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A tableau is a staged moment where performers freeze in a visually powerful pose or arrangement, almost like a living picture. Instead of dialogue or movement, the image itself communicates the meaning—whether it’s celebrating triumph, mourning loss, or showing a turning point in the story. In an opera such as Ça Ira, which dramatizes the French Revolution, tableaux are often used to symbolize big events like the storming of the Bastille or the collective spirit of the people.
