In "Resurrection," Daniel Beaty's perky new poetry slam of a play about the hardness and softness of life for African American men, a 10-year-old science wiz spends hours with his chemistry set, trying to perfect a formula for the world's best herbal iced tea. The restorative effects of this beverage have little to do, however, with a cool respite from the stresses of the day. No, young Eric's goal has further-reaching implications: "My life's mission," he tells us in all sincerity, "is to find a cure for the aching hearts of ... (more)