NVD’s fall play, She Kills Monsters, will debut on November 17 and play through November 19. 

The play tells the story of Agnes Evans, a teenage girl who loses her parents and little sister, Tilly, in a car accident. To know her late sister better, Agnes plays an adventure game that Tilly wrote called Dungeons & Dragons. What awaits is something she could have never imagined… 

Director David Marconi explains that he chose She Kills Monsters because it “is a play very near and dear to me.”

“As someone who grew up in the 90s as a D&D nerd, this play hits home. I also feel like the show’s themes carry through today and is a very poignant coming-of-age story. Since D&D has exploded into pop culture thanks to media like ‘Stranger Things’, it just seemed like the right time for the show,” Marconi explained. 

“I tried directing a virtual version of SKM back at the start of the pandemic, and despite it resulting in a brief mention in The NY Times, that production never came out how I imagined it. This is another chance for me to deliver my original vision,” Marconi said. 

“D&D! Sword Fighting! Rock & Roll! Dance Battles! Monsters! This show has it all!” Marconi said. 

Senior Emily Kauderer is participating in her first in-person play and her fifth production overall. Emily plays the lead role of Agnes in this production.  This will be her final play at Northern Valley Demarest. 

“It’s a new experience. It is very exciting but at the same time I am a little sad knowing that this will be one of my last bows on the NVD stage. As someone who has only done musicals, being a part of the play has been such a new experience and I’ve learned a lot more about what goes into a solely spoken show” Kauderer said. 

Tickets for the play are available on http://nvd.booktix.com