Ruined
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Ruined is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Lynn Nottage that explores the lives of women in a war-torn African country and the brutal impact of conflict on their bodies and communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruined canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Lynn Nottage ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
ⓘ
Lucille Lortel Award ⓘ
surface form:
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play
Obie Award ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Christian
ⓘ
Mama Nadi ⓘ Salima ⓘ Sophie ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayOrOffBroadwayRun | New York City ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
brutal impact of conflict on bodies and communities
ⓘ
lives of women affected by war ⓘ |
| form | two-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
feminist theatre ⓘ political drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
economic survival during conflict
ⓘ
moral ambiguity in wartime ⓘ trauma and healing ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | interviews with Congolese women refugees ⓘ |
| laterProducedAt | Manhattan Theatre Club ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
civil conflict in Africa
ⓘ
exploitation of women ⓘ impact of war on women ⓘ sexual violence in armed conflict ⓘ survival in war-torn societies ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre performance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing attention to the Congolese civil war
ⓘ
portrayal of women’s resilience in conflict zones ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Goodman Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Goodman Theatre, Chicago
|
| producedBy | Goodman Theatre ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeCategory | Drama ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| setting |
a bar and brothel in a war-torn African country
ⓘ
civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
child soldiers
ⓘ
rape as a weapon of war ⓘ resource-driven conflict in Central Africa ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th to early 21st century Congolese conflict ⓘ |
| writer | Lynn Nottage ⓘ |
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Subject: Ruined Description of subject: Ruined is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Lynn Nottage that explores the lives of women in a war-torn African country and the brutal impact of conflict on their bodies and communities.
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