Pulitzer-Winning ‘Ruined’ Examines War-Torn Life

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January 14, 2011

Actors in the Huntington Theatre Company's "Ruined." (Courtesy of the Huntington Theatre Company)

The Huntington Theatre Company is staging "Ruined," winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize, a drama about finding life amidst the ruin of war-torn Congo.

Lynn Nottage, the playwright, traveled to Congo to interview Congolese women fleeing the country's civil war. The result is a gripping portrait of life amidst destruction.

Guests:

Liesl Tommy, director, "Ruined"

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Explore the Huntington's "Ruined" online

This segment aired on January 14, 2011.