“She Kills Monsters”

 The State Fair Community College Theatre Arts program will present the dark comedy “She Kills Monsters” Feb. 20-24 in the Stauffacher Theatre on the Sedalia campus.

This play tells the story of Agnes Evans, a young woman grieving for her deceased sister, Tilly. The sisters were never close, but after finding Tilly’s notebook containing a game scenario she created, Agnes discovers that Tilly was a well-known Dungeons and Dragons player. With the help of Chuck, a “dungeon master,” Agnes plays the quest Tilly described and is able to understand the sister she never really knew.

“She Kills Monsters,” which is set in Athens, Ohio, in the 1990s, was written by Qui Nguyen and debuted in 2011. The play is rated R for language and adult themes. 

Regular performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20-23; admission is $6. Tickets are $16 for the Feb. 23 dinner theatre in the Stauffacher lobby; dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. The dinner theatre menu is available by calling the Box Office at (660) 530-5814 from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. A matinée will be presented at 2 p.m. Feb. 24. Anyone 60 or older may reserve free tickets for the matinée.

SFCC students and employees receive free admission, and cost of the dinner theatre for them is $10. Special group rates are available for both regular performances and dinner theatre.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.sfccmo.edu/the-arts, by calling the Box Office or emailing tickets@sfccmo.edu. Wheelchair seating is available upon request.

Cast

Agnes – Alyce Wilson, Eldon
Tilly – Lauren Dowell, Odessa

Lillith – Tessa Luechtefeld, Warrensburg

Kaliope – Hannahmaye Doster, Odessa

Orcus – Cody Jones, Harrisonville

Chuck – Garrett Hight, Oak Grove

Miles – Joshua Barner, Lee’s Summit

Narrator, Vera and Beholder – Victoria Stowell, Sedalia

Farrah the Faerie and Monster Ensemble – Allison Hayes, Macon

Steve and Monster Ensemble – Denver Montgomery, La Monte

Evil Tina and Monster Ensemble – Taylor Winfrey, Marshall

Evil Gabby and Monster Ensemble – Quinn Frerking, Fayette
Monsters – Dakota Swain, Lowry City; Noah Summit, Warrensburg; Sara Stansbury, Jefferson City; Alecia Bennett, Kansas City; Devon Hawkins, Sedalia; Maryanne Henley, California

Production Staff

Director – Eric Yazell, Theatre Arts program coordinator

               Assistant Director/Stage Manager – Noah Summitt, Warrensburg

Box Office – Tiffany Bryant, staff

Costumer – Kim Windle, staff

Set Designer – Tim Wells, SFCC instructor

Choreographer – Dana Goosen, SFCC staff

Fight Choreographer – Wade Hughes, Sedalia

Fight Captain – Dakota Swain, Lowry City

House Manager/Box Office – Maryanne Henley, California

Light Board/Props  – Kimberly Ransdell, Lincoln

Sound Board – Holden Childress, Urbana

Costume Crew – Abagail Gish, Knob Noster; Tessa Luechtefeld, Warrensburg; Sara Stansbury, Jefferson City; Morgan Trotter, Cole Camp Latosha Herron, Marshall, Alecia Bennett, Kansas City, Maryanne Henley, California; Josh Barner, Lee’s Summit, Lauren Dowell, Odessa, Allison Hayes, Macon

Props – Alecia Bennett, Kansas City

Prop assistants/Running Crew – Abagail Gish, Knob Noster; Debbie Guymon, Tipton               
Set Crew – Josh Barner, Lee’s Summitt; Tessa Luechtefeld, Warrensburg; Alecia Bennett, Kansas City; Alyce Wilson, Eldon; Hannahmaye Doster, Odessa; Victoria Stowell, Sedalia; Denver Montgomery, La Monte; Devon Hawkins, Sedalia; Cody Jones, Harrisonville; Garrett Hight, Oak Grove; Ashtyn Parkey and Donna Goeking