In the business of war, the role of women is really to maintain normalcy and ensure that there is cultural continuity.
~ Lynn Nottage
I always thought of my mother as a warrior woman, and I became interested in pursuing stories of women who invent lives in order to survive.
I am interested in people living in the margins of society, and I do have a mission to tell the stories of women of colour in particular. I feel we've been present throughout history, but our voices have been neglected.
If you lead with the anger, it will turn off the audience. And what I want is the audience to engage with the material and to listen and then to ask questions. I think that 'Ruined' was very successful at doing that.
