When I first got the invite for tickets to "She Kills Monsters", I wasn't entirely sure what I was in for. Because seriously....how does one attempt to stage a play that tackles the topic of D&D?
Well I found my answer this evening at the Flea theatre, down in tribeca. I wouldn't say it was a "critical hit" but it certainly dealt a formidable blow.
The basic premise is that adult Angie never truly got to know her kid sister-and when Angie's entire family is killed in a crash, she is forced to acknowledge that she won't be able to ever again. But upon cleaning out the family's home, she comes across her younger sister's Dungeons & Dragons notebook- a collection of the adventures young Tilly was immersed in up until her death.
This then is our gateway to a surreal fantasy storytelling, full of adventure, profanity, genetalia jokes and surprisingly beneath it all a really great core message---that sometimes a kid needs an escape outlet like their imagination and there's nothing wrong in admitting who you are deep down; But first let's hit the humor.
