For the summer of 2024, the Straight to the Stars production is She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Edition) by Qui Nguyen. Straight to the Stars produces an audition-based straight (non-musical) play starring High School actors (rising freshmen through graduating seniors) during the summer. She Kills Monsters tells the story of high schooler Agnes Evans as she deals with the death of her younger sister, Tilly. When Agnes stumbles upon Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and ’90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all. The Young Adventurers edition was created specially for high school performing groups. (Target Audience is defined as Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18) by Concord Theatricals.)