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Our continuing series, Underreported, focuses on the growing instability in the Ivory Coast, as conflict between rebels and government forces have escalated over the past few years. Ivoirien scholar Eric Edi joins us to outline some of the major concerns facing the region. Then we’ll turn our attention to theater, and speak to two Tony Award-winning actresses. First up, we’ll hear from Swoosie Kurtz on her current role in Frozen, in which she plays a woman whose 10-year-old daughter was murdered by a serial killer. Then we’ll talk to Bebe Neuwirth on her starring role in "Here Lies Jenny," featuring the music of Kurt Weill. Finally, photojournalist Peter Turnley discusses his photo essay "The Bereaved: Mourning the dead, in America and Iraq" in this month’s issue of Harper’s Magazine.