Cellunova - a New York-based, interdisciplinary theatre production company founded in 2023 by Princeton Theatre Alumni Changshuo Liu ‘19, Jianing Zhao ‘20, Sophia Su ‘17, and Jiaxin Guan (GS) - is presenting its debut play, The Match Girl, this summer at the Chain Theatre.

“How does a girl escape from the everlasting gravity that chains her to the ground? Meimei, a 16 year old girl in China, has become a victim of this tragic gravitational pull. She jumps, she dreams, and she lights up matches which fly upwards. Can these matches fly far away and turn into stars - glimmering hope that chases away the darkness? Or is our complicity what holds Meimei down, threatening to snuff her out?”

The Match Girl is an original work written by Changshuo Liu ‘19, and directed by Jianing Zhao ‘20. Through a mix of performance genres including movement, percussion, and projection, the production attempts to create a hybrid sensational journey to challenge the audience not only with its subject matter but also with its integrated experience.

Website: http://www.cellunova.org
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