The Monsters
BY NGOZI ANYANWU
DIRECTED BY TAMILLA WOODARD
WEST COAST PREMIERE
PEET’S THEATRE
MAR 27–MAY 3, 2026
SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE NOV 5
For years, LIL has observed her estranged brother from the shadows — watching, waiting, studying every punch he throws. BIG, an aging but respected force in the local Mixed Martial Arts circuit, remains unaware his little sister has been tracking his career from afar…until she appears unexpectedly on his doorstep. Award-winning playwright Ngozi Anyanwu (Good Grief, The Homecoming Queen, The Last of the Love Letters) writes and stars in this West Coast premiere of a sibling love story that grapples with reunion and buried resentments. Raw and riveting, The Monsters delivers an emotional knockout and wrestles with the demons we must face to reconnect, rebuild, and forgive.
The Monsters was developed in The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work.
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