Full of great costumes, fun fights, and the appropriate levels of silly and campiness for nerdom. And underneath those, a message of love and inclusivity....
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What a wonderful ride. I didn't know what I was in for and I was pleasantly suprised at every turn. This piece has so much heart, more than just about any show that I had the pleasure of going to see. ...
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Excellent play that takes full advantage of the Arena space. Great cast that love playing with each other. You don’t even have to understand D&D to get the jokes! Fight choreography!!!! Steeeeeve!...
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She Kills Monsters is a wonderfully amusing comedy with many hilarious fight sequences and a surprisingly emotional core that is delivered with depth, humor, and grace by their lead Vivi Thai and a very able supporting cast....
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etting back to She Kills Monsters: We just loved the story of She Kills Monsters, and the message it sends on female empowerment and the positive aspects of role playing games. I never got into RPGs for the same reason that I’m a professional audience, and not either on stage or writing the stories: I can’t inhabit characters, or imagine their stories. But I know D&D players well; I knew folks who were deep in that community when I was in the UCLA Computer Club in the late 1970s. This captured that community, and the freedom that RPGs bring to their players.
The execution of She Kills Monsters was more fringy: minimal sets and costumes, as befits a kickstarted fringe show. Performances were generally strong, but at our preview performance...
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