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| Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:13PM | | | | Interview: Lynn Nottage, "Ruined" | Tags: lynn nottage, ruined, human rights, democratic republic of the congo, pulitzer prize, 2010
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Playwright Lynn Nottage has received numerous awards for her groundbreaking work on the stage, including the MacArthur 'Genius' Award. A Brooklyn native, she regularly champions social justice issues in her plays. She was recently awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her play Ruined, a hard-hitting tale of a group of women set in a brothel in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The women flee the ravages of internecine war and the scars of brutal, mutilating rapes. Yet the characters -- even the men -- offer touching moments of real warmth, all while united by a lilting soundtrack of Congolese music. Ruined will be staged at the Almeida Theatre in London in March 2010.
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