Early into Act I of Ruined at Intiman Theatre, young Congolese woman Salima—in her first night on the job at Mama Nadi’s brothel—is forced onto the lap of a rebel soldier, where she squirms with such discomfort it’s difficult to follow the dialogue upstage. You feel her pain acutely, squirming in your own seat though you know Mama Nadi’s is a sanctuary compared to what Salima...