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Theater Mania reviews Staceyann Chin’s new one-woman show, Border/Clash. Many of you may have seen her perform in Def Poetry Jam. She returns to the stage with this show to continue to discuss identity and sexuality.

Staceyann Chin is Woman — hear her roar! She has every reason to shout out loud and proudly. In her early 30s, Chin has already accomplished quite a lot, from being part of the Tony Award-winning ensemble of Def Poetry Jam to her complete self-acceptance as a lesbian. If that doesn’t sound quite so remarkable, consider that she was raised in Jamaica, where homosexuality is illegal; and consider also that this half-black, half-Chinese performer was abandoned by both parents upon her birth and brought up by a series of relatives who, for the mot part, didn’t know how to handle the young spitfire with a copious head of hair. Eventually, Chin grew into a woman who crosses borders yet never fits comfortably within any single group. Her journey is the subject of Border/Clash: A Litany of Desire, her exuberant solo show at The Culture Project at 45 Bleecker.