She Kills Monsters

Tulsa - American Theatre Company presents She Kills Monsters, a comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, Dungeons and Dragons, and the opening of ATC’s new East Village facility.

“In a time before Facebook, Worlds of Warcraft, and massive multiplayer online RPG’s, there once existed simply a game: Dungeons and Dragons. Forged by the hands of nerds, crafted in the minds of geeks, and so advanced in its ‘advanciness’ it would take a whole second edition to contain all its mighty geekery.... Here in the land of Ohio during the year of 1995 one of the rarest types of geeks walked the earth.”

She Kills Monsterstells the story of Agnes as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. Finding Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, Agnes stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

She Kills Monstersalso marks the opening of the first theatrical production at American Theatre Company’s new facility in The East Village Tulsa District. Located in the heart of the East Village at 308 South Lansing this 6,000 plus foot multi use space is the new home of ATC and functions as offices, classrooms, rehearsal studios and performance space.

The opening of She Kills Monsters will coincide with the East Village’s monthly Second Saturday Street Festival. This celebration of art, music, food, food trucks and classic cars takes place on Saturday July 12 in the East Village. The street fair runs from 4 to 10pm. ATC celebrates Second Saturday by performing Monsters at 5 and 8pm. The cast includes ATC regulars Chris Hunter, Mvnte July, John Tom Knight, Matt Lindsey, Sloopy McCoy, Bailey Workman, and Ashley Workman.

The production is directed by Robert Walters, with scenery by Richard Ellis, lighting by Edward Durnal, puppets and D&D costumes by Richie Goss, costumes by Jacon Harbour and sound by Aaron Veale and Keith Slane.

Monstersshould not to be missed by someone who, or knows someone who, spent their happiest hours as a certain kind of dungeon master. The production runs from July 11 to 19. Evening performances are at 8pm. There will be a matinee on July 12 at 5pm, coinciding with the East Village Second Saturday Street Festival. General admission tickets are $15 with $10 tickets for students and seniors. For tickets go to MyTicketOffice.com or call (918) 596-7111. For more information, contact ATC at (918) 747-9494.

She Kills Monsters is presented with assistance from Crafton Tull, TriArch, Oklahoma Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Saied Music Company, GuRuStu, KTUL TV, and Tulsa People Magazine.

American Theatre Studios, live entertainment in the East Village from the people who brought Tulsa the Brook Theatre.

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