Theater

Theatre Columbus State 2018-19 season: Women in the Spotlight

She Kills Monsters

By Qui Nguyen
Directed by Sonda Staley
November 14-17, 2018 at 8pm
November 15, 2018 at 2pm

A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, 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 young playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

A Doll’s House

By Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Colleen Cunningham
April 24-27, 2019 at 8pm
April 25, 2019 at 2pm

Nora, the wife of a banker, has a secret debt, incurred with good intentions and a forged signature. When her husband is promoted to bank manager, the threat of blackmail threatens to destroy his career and their family life together. As circumstances unravel, Nora realizes the truth of her situation: she accuses her husband and her father before him of having used her as a doll. In one of the most famous scenes ever written for the stage, Nora slams the door on her domestic life as wife and mother until she can learn to be herself. 

Stupid F***ing Bird

By Aaron Posner
Directed by Frank A. Barnhart
July 24-27, 2019 at 8pm
July 25, 2019 at 2pm

An aspiring young director rampages against the art created by his mother’s generation. A nubile young actress wrestles with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned novelist. And everyone discovers just how disappointing love, art, and growing up can be. In this irreverent, contemporary, and very funny remix of Chekhov’s The Seagull, Aaron Posner stages a timeless battle between young and old, past and present, in search of the true meaning of it all.