She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen Cast

Sarah Murphy Smith has been seen in a variety of shows in the Lansing area. She came out of semi-retirement to play the ditzy, yet deep Sally in Undercover Kingdom’s Venturing Home. Other favorite roles include Kent in King Lear, Elvira in Blithe Spirit, and Sue in All My Sons, for which she won a Best Featured Actress Pulsar in 2016. Sarah writes as well and has had her plays produced at Riverwalk Theatre, Lansing Civic Players, and Renegade. She dedicates this performance to her true love Scott and all those who fight monsters, whatever those monsters might be.

Neysa Nohara is a Lansing native who grew up on a number of community theater stages including Riverwalk, Mid-Michigan Family theater and Ixion. She most recently appeared as Mary in Ixion’s production of “Begets the Fall of a High School Ronin” and “The Wolves“ Her passions include submitting to whims of her two kitties Miso Soup, and Dorian The Spoiled Prince. She loves to travel and has been to Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Japan and has road tripped through many states in the US and has plans to experience more.

Michelle Danaj (Agnes): Michelle is very excited to be back on the stage for Ixion’s production of She Kills Monsters. A theatre kid at heart, Michelle has been acting on and off since high school. You would have last seen her as an aerialist in Riverwalk’s production of Pippin or LCC’s production of Student Body. When not acting, Michelle enjoys baking, crafting and spending time with her partner Jake, and their dog.

Hey there!! Thank you so much for coming and seeing this wonderful play. This is the first full play I’ve been able to be apart of since 2019’s “Pageant Play” in LCC’s Blackbox Theater. Last play you might’ve seen me in was Ixion’s “Let’s Eat”. I’m very excited to dive into this awesome D&D play with many perils, dangers, and so many beautiful moments too. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I’ve enjoyed creating Chuck! Or better known as DM Biggs!!!

Daniel, is in witness protection. (Oops, we shouldn't have said that.) Though he doesn't seem to understand keeping a low profile and is making his second appearance in She Kills Monsters. During the first run he was the slacker demon, Orcus. Now he is the sensitive and desperately normal boyfriend.

Theory, is thrilled to join Ixion. Theory is an avid kaaroke performer, fiber artist, and proud mom.

Kat is a student at Michigan State University. They are a History Education major with a minor in theatre. This is her first show for Ixon but has preformed locally (Saint Joseph, MI) for a while. She normally plays a Bard when in a campaign and has been playing D&D since they were in middle school.

Logan Natvig is relatively new to Michigan and is very excited for his first production with Ixion! He was most recently seen in Riverwalk Theatre's production of Pickleball. Outside of theatre he is a PhD student at Michigan State as well as being a full time cat dad. He wants to thank Jeff and the whole She Kills team for all the work they did to help create this wonderful show!

Betz (Vera) is delighted to be joining Ixion Ensemble for such a nerdy poignant and fun show! Prior to this Betz could be found in Grand Rapids in University Wits productions of Proof (Catherine), A Christmas Carol (Marley) and In a Single Bound (Amos). Thanks to Jeff, the cast and crew for allowing the chaos and love to mom, dad, JJ, Shelt, and Steve for everything.

Dave Langlois (he / they) is a local singer and poet who can often be found at Lansing’s various poetry and karaoke events. This is their second show with Ixion, after this season's performance of Turn, Turn, Turn.

Bella is excited that her first show in several years is "She Kills Monsters" as a gaming enthusiast and fan of the show. Having seen the show in its original Ixion run it has remained one of her favorite productions they have done and she hopes you will enjoy it just as much. Long live gaming!

Kelsey Renfro is a senior at Michigan State University studying Environmental Biology/Plant Biology. She loves hiking, knitting, and admiring the chunky squirrels on campus. She also loves playing DnD! This is her first role in a play outside of high school theater, and she is looking forward to playing her first evil character.

Charles Hoogstraten was Mississippi Wells in Ixion’s “Playing for Real” earlier this year and played several roles in the previous anthology “Dreams”. His other roles include the Large and Terrible Frog in “A Year With Frog and Toad” and Dub Dubberly in “Christmas Belles,” both at Riverwalk Theatre. With The Curtainless Theatre he played Sir Andrew Aguecheek in “Twelfth Night” and Hamlet in “The Play’s the Thing” and enjoyed getting stabbed to death by a half dozen of his closest friends in the title role of “Julius Caesar”. Charles lives in East Lansing with his children and, when not behind the scenes or onstage, does sciencey-type stuff at Michigan State.

Tim was Assistant Director the first time Ixion did the show. I have been seen just recently in “Turn, Turn, Turn” with Ixion Theatre. I was also in the first production of that show. I have performed mostly with Riverwalk Theatre and have been awarded a few awards over the years and was also in a Professional Touring Company performing the lead role of “Rumpelstiltskin”. I hope you enjoy this show as much as I do! Thank you and I hope you will attend the other shows that Ixion will be doing this season!

Molly A. Woods is returning to Ixion as Stage Manager and props coordinator in "Let's Fight". She held this role previously in Ixion's "When I Come To Die" and "Let's Fight!". Molly has enjoyed the front of the stage as well, most recently participating in the Audio Air force shows "Acts of Love: 2.0" and "The Adventures of Nick Danger". She is known to say "Techie fo Life!!"