Winnerofthe2009PulitzerPrizeforDrama“Apowerhousedrama....LynnNottage’sbeautiful,hideousandunpretentiouslyimportantplay[is]ashattering,intimatejourneyintofarawaynewsreports.“--LindaWiner,Newsday“Anintenseandgrippingnewdrama...thekindofnewplaywedesperatelyneed:well-informedandunafraidoftheworld’sbrutalities.Nottageisoneofourfinestplaywrights,asmart,empatheticanddaringstorytellerwhotellsastoryanaudiencewon’texpect.“--DavidCote,TimeOutNewYorkArainforestbarandbrothelinthebrutallywar-tornCongoisthesettingforLynnNottage’sextraordinarynewplay.Theestablishment’sshrewdmatriarch,MamaNadi,keepspeacebetweencustomersfrombothsidesofthecivilwar,asgovernmentsoldiersandrebelforcesalikechoosefromherinventoryofwomen,manyalready“ruined“byrapeandtorturewhentheywerepressedintoprostitution.InspiredbyinterviewssheconductedinAfricawithCongorefugees,NottagehascraftedanengrossinganduncommonlyhumanstorywithhumorandsongservedalongsideitspostcolonialandfeministpoliticsintherichtheatricaltraditionofBertoltBrecht’sMotherCourage.LynnNottage’splaysincludeCrumbsfromtheTableofJoy,Fabulation,andIntimateApparel,winneroftheAmericanTheatreCritics’SteinbergNewPlayAwardandtheFrancescaPrimusPrize.Herplayshavebeenwidelyproduced,withIntimateApparelreceivingmoreproductionsthananyotherplayinAmericaduringthe2005-2006season.
