Eunji Lim To Star In THE RECURSION OF A MOTH at Teatro Círculo

Eunji Lim will star as one of the leads in The Recursion of a Moth, written by Brandon Zang, directed by Seonjae Kim, and produced by Cellunova Company. The limited engagement will take place at Teatro Círculo’s Second Stage Blackbox Theater, located at 64 East 4th Street in New York City, from September 24 through October 4, 2026.

Following her successful run in In Their Footsteps at the Orlando Fringe Festival, as well as her television debut in BEEFSeason 2, Lim returns to the New York stage this fall to share this new work with audiences.

Presented as part of Cellunova's 2026 NOVA Lab Incubator Program, The Recursion of a Moth follows three descendants of a diaspora — Chrys, Mikey, and Icarus — across different places and points in time.

In a future where time travel has become as mundane as bureaucracy, the three search for a corner of the universe to call home. When their efforts threaten to alter the events of a predetermined timeline, they must find a way to break their destructive, cyclical realities or face the memory-destroying consequences of the Reset.

The play explores questions of diaspora, belonging, love, reconciliation and what it means to find a place to call home through the framework of speculative science fiction.

Lim portrays Chrys, a promising physicist whose passion for her research into recursion drives her journey throughout the story.

“This story is not only about the characters; it is also deeply relatable to the world we are living in today. These characters are searching for a place they can call home while navigating love, passion, and growth,” said Lim. “I am so grateful to be part of this AANHPI production and to share this story with audiences. I hope these characters’ journeys give audiences hope and create space for them to dream.”

The Recursion of a Moth previously received a production at Boston Playwrights' Theatre in 2025. The play received the 2026 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award and took second place for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival's National Student Playwriting Award.

Cellunova Productions will present The Recursion of a Moth, written by Brandon Zang and directed by Seonjae Kim, at Teatro Círculo's Second Stage Blackbox Theater in New York City. Performances will run September 24 through October 4, 2026.

Presented as part of Cellunova's 2026 NOVA Lab Incubator Program, The Recursion of a Moth follows three descendants of a diaspora — Chrys, Mikey, and Icarus — across different places and points in time.

In a future where time travel has become as mundane as bureaucracy, the three search for a corner of the universe to call home. When their efforts threaten to alter the events of a predetermined timeline, they must find a way to break their destructive, cyclical realities or face the memory-destroying consequences of the Reset.

The play explores questions of diaspora, belonging, love, reconciliation and what it means to find a place to call home through the framework of speculative science fiction.

The cast features Christopher Zou as Icarus, Richard Perez Jr. as Mikey, and Eunji Lim as Chrys. Lim's Chrys is a promising physicist whose research into recursion drives her journey through the story.

"This story is not only about the characters; it is also deeply relatable to the world we are living in today. These characters are searching for a place they can call home while navigating love, passion, and growth," said Lim. "I am so grateful to be part of this AANHPI production and to share this story with audiences. I hope these characters' journeys give audiences hope and create space for them to dream."

Lim returns to the New York stage following a run in In Their Footsteps at the Orlando Fringe Festival and her television debut in BEEF Season 2.

The Recursion of a Moth previously received a production at Boston Playwrights' Theatre in 2025. The play received the 2026 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award and took second place for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival's National Student Playwriting Award.