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A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick
Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 2m, 1boy(s)
"Half family drama and half sociopolitical exposé, Cool Dip makes the socialand ecological issues surrounding water both compelling and fascinating, shedding new light on this most basic of necessities." – Show Business
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Cast Size
2w, 2m, 1boy(s) -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
A Cool Dip offers glimpses into the lives of Abebe, a young Ethiopian man with a passion for the unlikely combination of Christianity and ecology, and the family that houses him during his college studies in Maryland. Through their interactions, the play uncompromisingly tackles the issues of drought and social injustice, combining a realistic evocation of human emotion with the fantastical to bring attention to the scarcity of something we so often take for granted: water.
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Performing Groups
- Time Period New Millennium/21st Century
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Licensing & Materials
Authors
Kia Corthron
Kia Corthron's A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick premiered at Playwrights Horizons in spring 2010. Other plays include Moot the Messenger (Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival), Light Raise the Roof (New York Theatre Workshop), Snapshot Silhouette (Minneapolis' ...
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