Details and Information on the Upcoming Play She Kills Monsters

Nashua High School North is bringing the play “She Kills Monsters” on the weekend of April 17, 18, and 19 to the North auditorium.

“She Kills Monsters” is an exciting play about death and grief that incorporates comedy throughout the show.

The play, set in 1995, takes the audience on a wild ride through a fantasy Dungeons and Dragons game that blurs the lines of reality while comedically navigating the harsh reality of loss.

The show follows Agnes (played by Junior Jax McRoberts) on a journey through a D&D world created by Tillie (played by Sophomore Sophie Otocka). Tillie, Agnes's younger sister, dies in a car crash at the beginning of the play.

On the D&D journey, Agnes encounters monsters and beasts of various kinds and fights alongside her sister and her friends with whom she made the quest.

Agnes learns more about her younger sister and who she was as a person before her death, something she realizes she has to eventually come to terms with the loss in an epic battle.

Otocka says that with hell week approaching, she feels “a little nervous, but secure in my lines.”

She describes the process of putting the show together to be an all-over pleasant one and says the directors have been a great help.

McRoberts also expressed feeling nervous as the shows come closer but also doesn't fail to mention how excited she is for the show to go up.

She says she's learned a lot of valuable lessons in acting. “I have learned how to be sad. I don't think I have ever had to be sadder in a part before,” McRoberts said.

She also says she has “learned how to toggle tears” and that it was an “amazing acting experience.”

The Directors of the show are Lily Prentice and Walter Freeman.

Show director Lily Prentice is a senior at l North and has a past in tech and theater. Just last year, she stage-managed the production of “Clue”.

North English teacher and fellow director Walt Freeman has been directing plays, first at Elm, then here at North, since 1995.

The resounding excitement for the show to go up is prominent in rehearsals. Their rehearsals are exciting and high-energy, Otocka saying, “Freeman is the best director I have ever worked with.” Otocka’s love and excitement show clearly in the rehearsal process. Though the show is near, there is a resounding attitude of determination to push through the odds and get the show on stage.

McRoberts says she is going to be “very sad” when the show comes to an end but expresses that it is because “the show has been surrounded by such great people.” She also doesn't fail to mention that she has made many new friends along the way.