She Kills Monsters

She Kills Monsters
A performance of the play at the University of Arkansas
Written byQui Nguyen
Based onDungeons & Dragons
Date premieredNovember 4, 2011 (2011-11-04)
Place premieredThe Flea Theater, New York City
GenreComedy-drama, Fantasy/Adventure
SettingAthens, Ohio, c. 1995

She Kills Monsters is a drama-comedy play by Qui Nguyen that debuted in 2011. It tells the story of Agnes Evans, an average woman who loses her parents and little sister Tilly in a car accident. Having been very distant from her sister while she was alive, Agnes embarks on an adventure to get to know her sister better by playing a Dungeons & Dragons module that Tilly had written, and discovers things she'd never imagined. The plot takes place in reality and in the imaginary game world; in the game world Agnes learns about Tilly's exploration with her sexuality and how she struggled with her sexuality in reality. The play is also presented in a "Young Adventurers Edition" which removes the explicit language and ages down some of the characters.