Ruined August 27, 2010

Mama Nadi is a fierce survivor amidst a brutal civil war. Inside her thatched-roof forest haven, she offers soldiers a drink, a dance, a girl--a place to forget. For a handful of dislocated, damaged women, Mama Nadi provides protection. Her girls sell their bodies, but it is better than what lies outside her doors. Stirring up New York with its off-Broadway run, Nottage's 2009 Pulitzer Prize- and Obie-winning tribute to the resilience of women is an uplifting testimony to the tenacity of hope.