Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined can be hard to watch at times. Set in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Nottage’s Mama Nadi (Tekeisha Yelton-Hunter) runs a pool hall where the women don’t just serve beer. Mama Nadi’s brothel is a place of refuge for the men on either side of the civil war […]
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New Stages at diez anos
In its tenth year, the Goodman Theatre New Stages Festival focuses on Latino writers.
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Second-act troubles afflict By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Promising at first, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark falls apart after intermission.
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Nottage’s Pulitzer for Ruined makes it two in a row for Chicago
Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer prize for Ruined makes it two in a row for Chicago-born dramas.