Program Information for Liminality by Matthew Cooperberg ’26

February 13, 14 & 15, 2026, in Drapkin Studio, Lewis Arts complex

Presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater with additional support from the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Program in Physics. Supported in part by the IV Fund.

Liminality 

Run Time

Approximately 2 hours & 30 minutes, which includes a 10-minute intermission and 20-minute talkback.

Program Notes

Setting: A laboratory and a suburban house in their own versions of our world, as well as the place in between.
Time: Present

Content Advisory

The production includes flashing lights, stage violence, strong language, and depictions of assault.

Special Notes

Please silence all electronic devices including cellular phones and watches, and refrain from text messaging for the duration of the performance.

Accessibility

symbol for wheelchair accessibilityaccess symbol for amplified sound or hearing devicesDrapkin Studio is an accessible venue with an assistive listening system. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Students in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.

 

Cast

Grace/Gideon Sy: Nora Glass ’29
Quinn Marrion: Mirabelle Zhang ’29
Kit: Scarlett Collins ’29
Naomi: Amaya Dharmasiri Kelegedara GS
Demi: Aaron Bordeaux ’29
Zephyr: Cass Kim TPP
Ignacio: Charlie Krieg ’26

Production Team

Director: Matthew Cooperberg ’26*
Set Designer: Matthew Cooperberg ’26*
Lighting Designer: Jenna Mullin ’27*
Sound Designer: Grace Wang ’26*
Fight/Intimacy Director: Eli Lynn
Stage Manager: Ash Baudelaire ’26*
Run Crew: Alanna Yeugelowitz ’28*
Production Mentor: Chloë Z. Brown
Production Mentor: Jesse Froncek

*denotes a student minoring in the Program in Theater & Music Theater

Faculty Advisors

Brian Herrera, Senior Thesis Advisor
Shariffa Ali, Production Advisor
Simone Giombi, Senior Thesis Second Reader

 

Land Acknowledgement

This Production has elected to not use a traditional land acknowledgment, as they are often performative and empty. Made to signal our values, yet not functionally improve the lives of native people. We must move beyond words and reckon with our history and engage in action that meaningfully supports tribal sovereignty, cultural preservation, and reparative justice.

As a university community, we must champion the further development of Native American and Indigenous studies at Princeton. To students, we urge you to take courses in the field. We push Princeton to go beyond acknowledging its position on unseated Lenape land, and we encourage you to consider how you can give your time, money, land, or tangible resources to indigenous people and organizations in your community.

 


Lewis Center for the Arts

Chair: Judith Hamera
Executive Director: Marion Friedman Young

Director of Program in Theater and Music Theater:  Jane Cox

View a list of Program in Theater & Music Theater faculty & guest artists

For a look at all the people working behind the scenes to bring you this event, view a list of LCA staff members.

The programs of the Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts are made possible through the generous support of many alumni and other donors. View a list of LCA Supporters

Event Poster

Poster for performances of Liminality February 13-15, 2026