A co-production of MTC and Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, Ruined is set in a small mining town in Democratic Republic of Congo. The play follows Mama Nadi, a shrewd businesswoman in a land torn apart by civil war. But is she protecting or profiting by the women she shelters? How far will she go to survive? Can a price be placed on a human life?
In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Ruined has received five Drama Desk Award nominations including Outstanding New Play, five Outer Critics Circle Award nominations including Outstanding Off-Broadway Play, two Drama League nominations and three Lucille Lortel Award nominations.
The cast features features Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Cherise Boothe, Chris Chalk, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, William Jackson Harper, Chiké Johnson, Russell G. Jones, Simon Shabantu Kashama, Kevin Mambo, Tom Mardirosian, Ron McBee and Condola Rashad.