by Clarity Bian 卞家昊
Directed by Chaesong Kim

Showtime
Friday, August 19 @ 2:30 pm
Friday, August 19 @ 8 pm
Sunday, August 21 @ 2:30 pm

I've never planned to be on this earth long. by Clarity Bian was born as a personal experiment on what can be the boundaries and possibilities of forms and narratives on stage and on page. sitting at the intersection of poetry, prose, and play, the sequence is an exploration of growth, desire, romance and diaspora. an ongoing existential crisis. a fanfiction of a life. mostly love. mostly desperation. mostly hope.

Content Warning

Violence, mental illness, sexual assault, self-harm, & suicidal intent

Run Time

100 mins, no intermission

Cast Ensemble

Adrian Costa
Antonia Bess Cruz-Kent
Liat Graf
Sina Pooresmaeil
Vanessa Rappa

Creative Team

Playwright Clarity Bian
Director Chaesong Kim
Producer Taeeun Yeo
Dramaturgs Begum "Begsy" Inal and Dylan Gurrera
Production Stage Manager Lucas Gomes
Scenic Designer Sadra Tehrani
Costume Coordinator Rachel Dozier-Ezell
Lighting Designer Ari Kim
Sound Designer Anthony Sertel Dean
Props Coordinator Britta Kuhn
Projection Designer Lucky Bommireddy

About the Artist

Playwright Clarity Bian 卞家昊

Clarity Bian 卞家昊 (she/her/她) is a playwright and poet from China. She graduated from Wesleyan University with a B.A. in English and is currently in NYC pursuing her MFA in playwriting at Columbia School of the Arts. She is particularly interested in the ugly, the painful and the blank. She writes for people who have failed to make it to the bright and happy stories and for things that are destructed and decayed.