The World's A Stage Players will return, as always, to the Concord Free Public Library lawn for two weekends. This summer, the troupe continues (following their 2023 production of Richard II) Shakespeare's 8-play cycle of English history with a production of Henry IV Part I. More details to come in the near future, but mark your calendars for the following dates:

• Friday, July 25 @ 7:00 PM at Veterans Memorial Park, Maynard, MA
• Saturday-Sunday, July 26-27 @ 5:00 PM at the Concord Free Public Library
• Wednesday, July 30 at the Hyde Community Center in Newton, MA
• Friday, August 1 @ 7:00 PM at 51 Walden (indoor performance)
• Saturday-Sunday, August 2-3 @ 5:00 PM at the Concord Free Public Library

Directed by Quinton Kappel

When the totally average Agnes loses her teenage sister Tilly in a fatal car crash, Agnes uses Tilly's Dungeons & Dragons notebook to open a gateway into a magical world filled with fantastical creatures. Armed with a sword, imagination, and an entourage of badass heroines, Agnes embarks on a quest to save Tilly's soul, battling homicidal fairies, beastly boyfriends, and demonic cheerleaders along the way. But when the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur, Agnes doubts that she has the courage to slay the mightiest of dragons and say farewell to a sister that she never really knew.

Nominated for two Drama Desk awards in 2012, She Kills Monsters is a heartfelt, action-packed adventure about belonging and the bonds that never die.