Auditions were held for \u201cShe Kills Monsters,\u201d on Feb. 24 through the 26 at Texas A&M University- Kingsville (TAMUK) Little Theatre to determine the cast for the hit play. Written by Qui Nguyen, this dark comedy play is to be directed by TAMUK\u2019s Robin Machuca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a little surreal. This is my first time getting back in the directing seat for a very, very long time,\u201d Machuca said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe Kills Monsters,\u201d follows the story of a girl named Agnes who loses her younger sister Tilly in a tragic accident. Soon after, Agnes discovers the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) campaign that her sister had created before she passed and through it, she discovers that she didn\u2019t really know her sister at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnce you get past the auditions, rehearsals, all that good stuff, once you finally reach the performance time\u2026 that\u2019s really my favorite part is actually when it comes to life,\u201d Gage Roberts, TAMUK alumni, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even the most experienced actors get nervous when auditioning. Going on stage and reading different lines for each of the characters in front of everyone is part of the casting process. All the while, Machuca sits in the audience taking notes and critiquing performances to make sure each character is perfectly cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI do get nervous to audition but more excited. My first audition I was super nervous and intimidated because I had no experience, but I feel like this time it\u2019s a little easier,\u201d Sarah Hinojosa, communications journalism major at TAMUK, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This production of \u201cShe Kills Monsters,\u201d will also be collaborating with the art department to design some of the set and props that will be seen on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPeople generally don\u2019t notice the ensembles – they don\u2019t notice the small characters, they don\u2019t notice the work and the time that goes into the lighting, the sound, the spacing, the set and this has a lot like this giant puppet we have to make\u2026 the art department is helping with that,\u201d Sarah Beth Urbanovsky, art major at TAMUK, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through this play, the cast hopes to convey a message of inclusivity and humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEven though this play is set in \u201995, even in the \u201990s and \u201980s, gay bashing, sadly, was a big thing that happened a lot more often then, but it\u2019s now starting to happen all over again. Especially for people who are trans. This play is to show that, look, these people have existed and they will always exist and they will never go away, so they are people\u2026,\u201d Machuca said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe Kills Monsters,\u201d is set to raise the curtain April 24 through the 27 at the TAMUK Little Theatre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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