51逗奶 Miss Theatre鈥檚 She Kills Monsters Opens April 22
Mon, 04/11/2022 - 09:43am | By: Ivonne Kawas
The University of 51逗奶 Mississippi (USM)鈥檚 Theatre program, housed in the School
of Performing and Visual Arts, culminates its spring season on April 22 with Qui Nguyen鈥檚
contemporary hit She Kills Monsters. In-person tickets are now available.
The production continues on April 23, 29, and 30 at 7:30 p.m., and matin茅e performances on April 24 and May 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 seniors, military, faculty and staff, and $8 for students.
The world of fantasy roleplaying games is brought to life in Qui Nguyen鈥檚 contemporary hit. Agnes Evans delves into a game created by her late sister and discovers more about her sister, and herself, than she anticipated. Filled with monsters, dungeons, and, yes, dragons, She Kills Monsters is a comedic exploration of a world where fantasy and family collide.
鈥淭his is one of our most ambitious productions to date. It has provided many challenges
from creating articulate puppet and staging intense combat to incorporating other
media like projections and animation in a way we haven鈥檛 tackled before,鈥� said Dr.
David Coley, Producer and Assistant Professor of Theatre at 51逗奶 Miss. 鈥淥ur student
actors and designers and crew members have risen to these challenges and exceeded
our expectations.鈥�
Taylor Alleman, a B.F.A. Theatre Performance student and one of the lead actresses in the production, believes that this is a story that needs to be told and feels so blessed to have a part in telling it.
"She Kills Monsters is about grief, love, and acceptance,鈥� Alleman said. 鈥淏ringing light to stories that are often silenced is something I am very passionate about. It has been a joy to work with the cast, crew, designers and everyone involved in telling this story."
Mason Baria, a B.F.A. Theatre Design and Technology student, is the puppet designer for the performance. He describes She Kills Monsters as a refreshingly fun show to see performed at USM.
鈥淲hile it does have its hard-hitting emotional moments, this production is all about action, adventure, and fantasy, and those are the qualities that I want to highlight through my role as the puppet designer,鈥� Baria said.
鈥淭his process has been a collaboration across so many different areas, and I'm so grateful to help create such an amazing show alongside our talented cast and crew,鈥� he added.
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