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When her sister Tilly dies, 25-year-old Agnes Evans finds her notebook containing a homemade Dungeons & Dragons adventure.
In a quest to better understand her little sister, Agnes delves into the imaginary world Tilly has created to cope with the loss and discover things about her sister and herself.
That’s the story of the play She Kills Monsters by playwright Qui Nguyen, on stage at Rice University Theatre through Oct. 20.
The show combines elements of 90s culture and a trope-heavy fantasy world, the show is full of music, stage combat, intricate costumes, and even special projector effects.
In the audio above, Houston Matters producer Joshua Zinn visits the theater and talks with some of the people involved in the production about how they brought this fantastical world to life on stage.
- Cast members during a dress rehearsal of Rice University's production of She Kills Monsters. (Photo Credit: Rice Univ. Theatre/Facebook)
- Cast members during a dress rehearsal of Rice University's production of She Kills Monsters. (Photo Credit: Rice Univ. Theatre/Facebook)
- A scene from Rice University Theatre's presentation of Qui Nguyen’s dramatic comedy She Kills Monsters. (Photo Credit: Rice University)
- Cast members Abigail Grayson, Matt Pittard, and Hannah Tyler attacking an unsuspecting Gretchen Cahill and Lydia Wang during a rehearsal of Rice University's production of She Kills Monsters. (Photo Credit: Joshua Zinn)
- Cast member Abigail Grayson prepares to fight a dragon in Rice University's production of She Kills Monsters. (Photo Credit: Joshua Zinn)
- The set from Rice University's production of She Kills Monsters. (Photo Credit: Joshua Zinn)
