Cast Set for A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick at Playwrights Horizons

Casting has been announced for Playwrights Horizons’ forthcoming world premiere of Kia Corthron’s A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick. The play will begin previews on March 4 and open on March 28 at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater. The limited engagement, co-production with The Play Company and Culture Project, will run through April 11, directed by Chay Yew.

The cast will feature Keith Eric Chappelle (Cyrano de Bergerac), William Jackson Harper (Ruined), Joshua King, Kianné Muschett (The Brother/Sister Plays) and Myra Lucretia Taylor (Nine).

In A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick, an African preacher-in-training (Harper) comes to a drought-stricken rural American community to further his studies in religion and water conservation. He stays with a mother (Taylor) and daughter (Muschett) haunted by personal tragedy and takes a special interest in a young orphan (King) starved for guidance. In the face of all obstacles, he remains optimistic and determined to battle the personal and political forces that threaten the ecology of his new home.

The production will feature scenic design by Kris Stone, costume design by Anita Yavich, lighting design by Ben Stanton and sound design by Darron L West.