Reviewed by Simon Saltzman
Playwright Kia Corthron has gained a reputation for confronting and dramatizing socio-political issues. <cite>A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick</cite> is her latest play that is admirable in its mission but less so in its final product. It is an unapologetic message play. The characters, when given a chance, are compelling, interesting, vital and amusing. But the play is self-consciously overwrought, overwritten…