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Ruined 2009

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Opened: February 10, 2009

Ruined - 2009 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I
131 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019

In war-torn Congo, Mama Nadi keeps the peace between customers on both sides of the civil war by serving everything from cold beers to warm beds. This shrewd matriarch both protects and profits from the women whose bodies have become battlegrounds “ruined” by the brutality of government soldiers and rebel forces alike. Inspired by interviews conducted in Africa, this searing play is an engrossing and uncommonly human story told with humor and song, revealing the immeasurable loss and hopelessness of war, yet finding affirmation in life and hope.


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Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play SWEAT Comes To City Theatre in March!
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by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2014


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Ruined - 2009 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress in a Play Saidah Arrika Ekulona
2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director of a Play Kate Whoriskey
2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Condola Rashad
2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music in a Play Dominic Kanza
2009 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Play Lynn Nottage
2009 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Play Lynn Nottage
2009 Obie Awards Best New American Play Lynn Nottage
2009 Obie Awards Performance Russell Gebert Jones
2009 Obie Awards Performance Russell Gebert Jones
2009 Obie Awards Performance Saidah Arrika Ekulona
2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actress in a Play Saidah Arrika Ekulona
2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Russell G. Jones
2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Condola Rashad
2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Peter Kaczorowski
2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play 0
2009 The Lortels Outstanding Director Kate Whoriskey
2009 The Lortels Outstanding Lead Actress Saidah Arrika Ekulona
2009 The Lortels Outstanding Play Manhattan Theatre Club
2009 The Lortels Outstanding Play Goodman Theatre
2009 Theatre World Awards Performance Condola Rashad

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