Jeremiah W. Birkett

BWW Reviews: RUINED at Arena Stage - Compelling and Astonishing
by Charles Shubow - May 31, 2011

Pulitzer Prize Winning Play by Lynn Nottage Ends June 5, 2011

Photo Flash: A Glimpse at Arena Stage's RUINED!
by Kelsey Denette - May 12, 2011

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater produces the first in-the-round staging of Ruined, the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama by Arena Stage Project Resident Lynn Nottage and directed by Resident Playwright Charles Randolph-Wright (Director of Arena Stage's Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies).

Arena Stage to Produce RUINED In-the-Round, 4/22-6/5
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 30, 2011

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will produce the first in-the-round staging of Ruined, the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama by Arena Stage Project Resident Lynn Nottage and directed by Resident Playwright Charles Randolph-Wright (Director of Arena Stage's Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies). Ruined is the stirring tale of Mama Nadi, a mother figure loosely based on Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children, who provides refuge for women affected by civil war ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo. The production features an expanded company with cast members playing live music and additional ensemble roles featuring University of Maryland students. Ruined runs April 22-June 5, 2011 in the Fichandler Stage.

A Theatre Lover's Guide to DC/Capital Area Theatres - April 2011 Offerings
by Joel Markowitz - Mar 30, 2011

While the cherry blossoms are blooming - over 30 productions will be taking root on DC area stages in April. So come visit the Nation's Capital and see a show or two or more. There's something playing for everyone.

Jeremiah W. Birkett, Jenny Jules Lead Arena's RUINED
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 8, 2011

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces casting and the creative team for Ruined, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Arena Stage Project Resident Lynn Nottage.