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''Ruined'' is a play by Lynn Nottage. The play won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.〔Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth.( "Lynn Nottage's Ruined Wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama" ), playbill.com, April 20, 2009〕〔("Lynn Nottage Earns the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Ruined" ), goodmantheatre.org, accessed May 13, 2009〕 The play involves the plight of women in the civil war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. ==Production history== ''Ruined'' was commissioned by the Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Illinois) and is a co-production with the Manhattan Theatre Club. Nottage and director Kate Whoriskey traveled to Uganda to interview women as background for the play, which first was performed in 2007 in the Goodman Theatre New Stages Series.〔(News Release, Ruined )''Goodman Theatre'', October 16, 2008〕 The play premiered in November 2008 at the Goodman Theatre and ran through December 7. It opened off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City Center – Stage I in previews on January 21, 2009, and officially on February 10, 2009. The production closed on September 6, 2009 after receiving nine extensions.〔Jones, Kenneth.(Pulitzer Winner Ruined Gets Six Extra Weeks at MTC" ), playbill.com, April 30, 2009〕 Both productions were directed by Kate Whoriskey, with a cast that included Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Cherise Boothe, Condola Rashad, Chiké Johnson, Kevin Mambo, William Jackson Harper, Chris Chalk, Russell G. Jones, Tom Mardirosian, Ron McBee, Simon Shabantu Kashama and Saidah Arrika Ekulona (Mama Nadi) who left the production in May 2009 and was replaced by Portia. Scenic design was by Derek McLane, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski, sound design by Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen, and original music by Dominic Kanza with lyrics by Lynn Nottage.〔Jones, Kenneth.(After a Raft of Raves, Ruined Gets Two-Week Extension in NYC" ), playbill.com, February 11, 2009〕 The European premiere of ''Ruined'', directed by Indhu Rubasingham, opened for previews on April 15, 2010 with press night on April 22, 2010 at The Almeida Theatre in London. It closed on June 5, 2010. The cast included Jenny Jules, Lucian Msamati, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Michelle Asante, Kehinde Fadipe, Okezie Morro, Silas Carson, David Ajala, Joel Kangudi, Steve Toussaint and Damola Adelaja. Jenny Jules won the 2010 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in this production. ''Ruined'' ran during the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2010. The Canadian Premiere was presented by (Ellipsis Tree Collective ), in Calgary, Alberta, August 2010. It ran at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts through April 30, 2011. A production in Toronto, Ontario at the Berkeley Street Theatre in 2011 starred Sterling Jarvis and Yanna McIntosh.〔("Ruined: An earthquake of acting that will shake you" ). ''The Globe and Mail'', January 21, 2011.〕 ''Ruined'' had its Australian premiere by (THAT Production Company ) in Ipswich, Queensland in 2013. It was directed and designed by Timothy Wynn and produced by Cassandra Ramsay, as a part of the Ipswich Festival. The production featured many actors who had fled the Congolese War and had relocated to South-East Queensland. Lynn Nottage sent a personal message to the team, encouraging the production's premiere. The production was included in THAT Production Company's nomination for a Groundling Award, for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Queensland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ruined (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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