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- Jeff Lunden speaks with Lynn Nottage about the world premiere of Ruined on NPR's All Things Considered.
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Maureen Cavanaugh, host of These Days on KPBS in San Diego, speaks with Ruined director Liesl Tommy and Jim Herbert, drama critic with the San Diego Union Tribune and member of the 2009 Pulitzer selection committee.
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Mr. Harari (Joseph Kamal) shares his experience in the Congo with Mama Nadi (Tonye Patano).
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Salima (Pascale Armand) and Sophie (Carla Duren) discuss life at Mama Nadi's cantina.
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Traveling businessman Christian (Oberon K.A. Adjepong) makes a visit to Mama Nadi's (Tonye Patano) cantina.
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Hear what audiences are saying about Ruined at the Huntington! Production Photos by Kevin Berne.
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Enjoy an audio slideshow featuring original music and production photos from Ruined. Photos by Kevin Berne.
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Ruined director Liesl Tommy introduces herself and her connection to play. (Video courtesy of Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
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Ruined director Liesl Tommy explains the emotional process her actors must go through in order to be a part of this powerful production. (Video courtesy of Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
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Ruined director Liesl Tommy discusses the powerful women of the play. (Video courtesy of Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
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"As world demand for mobile phones, laptops, PlayStations, and digital cameras exploded, tech industries came to increasingly rely on coltan from the Congo, which contains an estimated 80% of the world's reserves . . ."
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A brief history of the conflicts and wars that have ravaged the land.
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"Six years ago, I traveled to East Africa to interview Congolese women fleeing the armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I was fueled by my desire to tell the story of war, but through the eyes of women, who as we know rarely start conflicts, but inevitably find themselves right smack in the middle of them . . ."