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Heather Raffo is most famous for her notable role in the one-woman play 9 Parts of Desire. The play focuses on the lives of women in her father's homeland, and was originally conceived in 1993 after a visit to her Iraqi relatives.
Heather Raffo is the solo performer and writer of the Off Broadway hit, 9 Parts of Desire which details the lives of nine Iraqi women. For her creation and performance of 9 Parts and its national and international tour, Heather garnered many awards including a Lucille Lortel Award, and the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn and Marian Seldes ...
A multi-award-winning writer and actor, she’s toured nationally and internationally performing in places as diverse as the Kennedy Center, the Aspen Ideas Festival, London’s House of Commons, and the U.S. Islamic World Forum.
Jul 28, 2020 · For playwright Heather Raffo, debuting her new play, “Noura,” at San Diego’s Old Globe is a homecoming of sorts. Ten years ago, a play she developed while part of the Old Globe Theatre program, “9 Parts of Desire,” was staged by Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company at the 10 th Avenue Theatre.
Heather Raffo is an award-winning playwright and actress who's work has taken her from the Kennedy Center to the Aspen Ideas Institute and from London's House of Lords into classrooms across the nation. Her work has been seen off Broadway, off West End in regional theater and in film.
Heather Raffo is an award-winning actress and playwright who’s work has taken her from the Kennedy Center to the Aspen Ideas Institute and from The US Islamic World Forum to classrooms across the nation. Her work has been seen Off-Broadway, Off-West End, in regional theater, and in film.
From the Tigris to the Detroit River, Tomorrow Will Be Sunday is part of Heather Raffo’s new Migration Play Cycle (Creative Capital Award, UN Sustainable Development Goal) exploring a planet on the move
