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Brooklyn-born playwright Lynn Nottage couldn't have written a better ending.

On Monday, she won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for drama for her play "Ruined".

"I'm processing it as we speak, I'm incredibly excited," said Nottage.

Set in the war torn Democratic Republic of Congo, "Ruined" is a story of survival -- a story of one local business woman and the girls she shelters amid civil unrest.

Nottage traveled to Uganda in 2004 and interviewed Congolese refugee women for inspiration for her play.

"The stories that I heard were utterly horrific and I felt that it was necessary to share them with the world so that the world understood what was happening to the women," said Nottage.

"Ruined" premiered at Chicago's Goodman Theatre last fall and transferred off-Broadway to the Manhattan Theatre Club earlier this year.

Nottage's play marks the sixth Pulitzer prize for the Manhattan Theatre Club, joining David Auburn's "Proof", John Patrick Shanley's "Doubt" and David Lindsay-Abaire's "Rabbit Hole."

"Lynn Nottage is really an extraordinary writer and we couldn't be more proud to have this play on our stage," said Associate Artistic Director Mandy Greenfield.

Nottage has received a number of awards including an Obie for her play "Fabulation" in 2005. She is the second African woman to win the Pulitzer for drama and she hopes the award will help continue the conversation about Congolese women.

"Whether that means reading the newspaper in a deeper more profound way or whether that means opening up their pockets and giving to a cause or it means getting on an airplane and trying to change the situation for women," said Nottage.

Audiences can catch the Pulitzer Prize-winning play at the Manhattan Theatre Club now through May 10th.