Qui Nguyen’s action-packed, Dungeons and Dragons comedic romp hacks and slashes to the stage as Centenary Stage Company and Centenary University’s NEXTstage Repertory presents She Kills Monsters March 22 through March 25 in the Lackland Performing Arts Center.

Winner of the 2013 AATE Distinguished Play Award, She Kills Monsters introduces the audience to Agnes Evans, a high school English teacher as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons and Dragons notebook, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’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.

This production is presented by Centenary Stage Company and Centenary University’s NEXTstage Repertory, NEXTstage Repertory is the all-student performance division of Centenary University’s Theatre Department and highlights the close collaboration between the professionally-producing Centenary Stage Company and Centenary University.

Performances of She Kills Monsters are Friday, March 22, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 23, at noon; Sunday, March 24, at 2 p.m.; and Monday, March 25, at 7 p.m. All performances will be held in the Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $10 children under 12, and $5 Centenary University students.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please visitcentenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979–0900.

The box office is open Monday through Friday from 1–5 p.m. and two hours prior to every scheduled performance. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, N.J., on the campus of Centenary University.