She Kills Monsters Play Summary

I felt like this was a good break from the sadness taken on by the audience from the depth of the sister. The play then goes on to show us that this guy is the leader of a game called Dungeons and Dragons played by the dead sister. To try and understand more about her sister the cheerleader plays the game. At first she thinks it is dumb, but then the audience is shown a first person view of the game through the eyes of the cheerleader as she lives through her character. The audience is then introduced to the friends of the dead sister, but not as real people. Rather, they are introduced through the characters in the game. As the story progresses we find out that the game is based on the geek's diary. This turns out to be important because it reveals important information to the cheerleader about her sister. One of these important details is the fact that her sister might have actually been homosexual. Information like this really gets the audience thinking about how time has changed

They really played up the stakes they were given; especially the Baker and his wife. Their urgency to need to lift the curse off of them was played up and caused the audience to relate to their needs. Julia Wilkinson’s portrayal of the Witch was outstanding, not only did I feel fully emersied in the world she had created with her performance. Her singing ability made her part in “Prologue” memorable and made me excited for the rest of the production. I also felt like Chase Guthrie’s performance as the Baker was on par with Julia’s. Not only was his character funny and a sense of comic relief; but in the moments of pain Chase really made the audience believe him and empathize with him. He seemed fully given over to the character which made the highs in the plot higher and the lows even more heartbreaking. I however I felt as though some of supporting cast took away from the performance. It was apparent that the director and cast decided to play the supporting characters in a more comedic way; which for the most part was great and gave a lighter tone to more intense pats, but sometimes caused it to come off as surface level performances. For the most part I felt as though the performances were outstanding throughout and only the added ill-timed comedy took away from the

can get the people listening to feel what he is feeling. By doing this the audience would adapt to

The dialog provided was strong but also impactful allowing me to familiarize with how the character was feeling in the moment.

In this reading, the narrator's tone is very controlled. An example of that would be when Jig compares the hills to white elephants, but the man refuses to imagine

Christopher Durang has put a lot of dark humor into this play for us to see different sides of everything. From not hearing about things that we do in our regular life to bringing those to the light of everything. With this it's different from other plays it humor on very twisted situation that should be

She Kills Monsters was a rollercoaster from start to finish, screaming included. Getting to experience the transformative nature of the play was phenomenal; the mixture of vocals, music and costuming playing a part in engulfing you in their world. All the elements really worked together so that the technicality of everything going on was a distant thought, the now being your only concern. The vocal quality varied from character to character and was obviously affected by some technology mishaps, leaving it solely up to the actor to be heard. On the night I attended there were a good deal of mishaps in the beginning with lines being missed due to mics and music cues but enough sense was made of it all as the show went on, progressively getting

Yes, this character was very successful with his vocal choices. The range of his vocal tone within each scene added depth to his character. For example, when he confronts Jackie about their relationship, he softens his voice to show his pain, but also strengthens it to illustrate that his pain also comes from a place of anger.

All in all, I thought the movie and the play were both great. The movie added new things that weren’t in the book, but it all added up to create an even bigger reaction from the reader and

The assignment also asked us to determine a baseline or steady tone that was contrasted by pitch or different vocal pitch. After listening to nearly all of the tapes and reading the transcripts, if I were an investigator, I would have to say yes there was a clear difference in Nixon’s vocal patterns in nearly all of the tapes that I listened to. During normal conversations that didn’t deal with business, his tone seemed very relaxed, but when questions of the scandal or blackmail came up his voice got louder and his tone was in my opinion that of an angry, defensive, or frustrated individual. His tone jumped from relaxed and calm to higher pitches and defensive throughout all of the

I think this will help me grow as an actor by making me step out of my comfort zone and be loose onstage. The challenges provided by the accent and text will help me grow since I’m not used to something so extreme. This monologue is a great opportunity to be this wacky character and make bold choices.

There is a lot of depth to the play, especially in the way the family talks about sex, and more importantly, the interest Lil Bit’s uncle gives her. When we first meet her family, they made joke about Lil Bit, and her grandfather goes so far as to say that her “Breasts turn the corner before she does.” One of the things I was most struck by was how crass her family

I wish I was able to practice and experiment more with my voice. For the midterm scene, there was mostly one emotion going through my mind as I was in character: annoyance… and possibly exasperation. There was not a great variety of emotion in that one scene. However, during in-class exercises, I think that I am able to experiment more thoroughly. Right now I am okay with my vocal strength, range, and flexibility, although I do see room for improvement especially in expressiveness in adapting to the script. If I were to continue acting I would like to play with lines

In conclusion, I thought this play was a great choice for me to see at the theatre. I was glad I went to see it because it made me realize that your opinion doesn’t have to be the most popular opinion. I need to stand up for what I believe in and that is what this play taught me. I do prefer a comedy over a tragedy and I am upset with the ending but I cannot complain because I enjoyed this play very

The play, She Kills Monsters was written by Qui Nguyen and was performed on March 24, 2017. Agnes Evans, a typical high schooler in Ohio, lives in a normal life while avoiding her nerdy little sister, Tilly, however everything changes when Agnes loses Tilly when she gets hit by a car and her only way of connecting to her lost sister is by playing the game she loved most, Dungeons and Dragons. Agnes finds her sister’s notebook which contained a game of D&D in it, but later finds out that the book is more personal than just any other D&D game. By playing the game, Agnes learns her sister is more than just a geek, she was a person full of life. Although seeming very silly, the play portrays very serious topics, such