(HASKELL, NJ) -- It's that spooky time of year, and what better way to get in the spirit than a show filled with monsters, ghosts, dragons, and perhaps scariest of all – 90s pop culture and fashion! Aspire Performing Arts Company presents She Kills Monsters from October 25-27, 2024 at the Passaic County Community College (PCCC) campus located at 500 Union Avenue in Haskell.
Written by by Qui Nguyen, She Kills Monsters focuses on Agnes Evans, a young woman who loses her parents and younger sister Tilly in a car accident. Intrigued by the Dungeons and Dragons module that Tilly created, Agnes plays the game for the first time and discovers how little she knew her sister. Set in 1995, the play shifts between the real world and the game as Agnes copes with her grief and learns about her sister’s imaginative spirit and the support she found within her D&D community.
She Kills Monsters premiered at the Flea Theater in New York City on November 4, 2011. The play earned the Distinguished Play Award in 2013 from the American Alliance for Theater and Education and was nominated for the 2012 GLAAD Media Award.
Performances are Friday, October 25 at 7:00pm, Saturday, October 26 at 3:00pm & 7:00pm, and Sunday, October 27 at 3:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase online or by calling 201-220-4933.
Aspire PAC’s production of She Kills Monsters stars 14 talented performers from across New Jersey including Matt Abad, Somni Baboulis, Ren Bailey, Sarah Black, Emma Brongo, Jade Costa Karluk, Daphne Luhrs, Charlotte Luhrs, Fiona MacLean, Adelynn Maddela, Noel Marootian, Alex McEnroe, Meghan Shay, and Sophia Silvera. The show is directed by Joey Nasta and produced by Aspire PAC Artistic Director Lisa Beth Vettoso. The team also includes production manager Cheryl Wilbur and stage manager Emma Cieslik.
Aspire PAC, established in 2011, has earned a strong reputation in the Northern New Jersey area for its high-quality theatrical productions and professional arts experiences for local youth, teens, and young adults. Since 2016, Aspire has received 19 New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT) Award nominations – including Best Overall Production for its 2023 production of The Addams Family - four Broadway World Regional Awards (50+ nominations), and 35 National Youth Arts Awards (50+ nominations).
She Kills Monsters is presented with permission from Concord Theatricals.
