Staceyann Chin's solo show Border/Clash: A Litany of Desires will end its off-Broadway run on August 7. At the time it closes, the show will have played 11 previews and 49 regular performances at The Culture Project at 45 Bleecker Street.
Border/Clash: A Litany of Desires is an autobiographical portrait of a woman evolving. From her Jamaican upbringing, the audience sees a young girl negotiating family ties as she struggles with abandonment and rejection all the while grappling with the misadventures of coming of age. As a political voice takes root and a sexual identity solidifies, the play moves to the colored lights and harsh realities of New York. In this new world, a performance persona emerges.
Border/Clash, directed by Rob Urbinati, officially opened on June 16. In his Broadway.com Review of the piece, Ron Lasko wrote: "Being a triple minority black, Asian and gay, Chin naturally has a lot of anger and hostility to work through. And she does offer a few well-timed rants. But what is most surprising about Border/Clash is the humor that Chin injects into every moment of the show. Chin has every reason to be angry, preachy and didactic; instead she is funny, touching and endlessly charming. If there were an award for Most Charismatic Solo Performer, Chin would win by a landslide."
