ITHACA, NY In response to the pandemic, playwright Qui Nguyen (âVietgoneâ) adapted his popular Dungeons & Dragons-set drama âShe Kills Monstersâ for virtual performance. The script, both zany and gentle, has a youthful exuberance and huge heart, making it popular on both high school and college campuses.
When director Cynthia Henderson picked it last spring for Ithaca Collegeâs Fall 2020 season, she was anticipating a live onstage version, and student scenic designer Madeleine Dieterle created the models and plans for a non-virtual set. Come this past fall, plans had to change quickly, and Henderson had the luck to team up with Chrissy Guest, who was teaching a live event production course over at the Park School of Communications (Guest did much of the video work for the Hangarâs virtual summer season).