FRESNO PACIFIC THEATER presents

Heather Raffo's 9 Parts of Desire

Directed by Julia Reimer

Thursdays- Saturdays, November 10-12, 17-19 at 8 pm / Sunday, November 13 at 2:30 pm

Strasbourg Theater (Krause Hall 101; southeast corner of Hiebert Library. Parking available in the McDonald Hall parking lot off of Chestnut.)

Iraqi women share their experiences of life, love, and loss to the backdrop of two Gulf Wars, economic sanctions, and the regime of Sadaam Hussein. *Mature Content

9 Parts of Desire originated in 2003 as a solo performance by actor/writer Heather Raffo, inspired by conversations with Iraqi women during a trip to Baghdad to visit relatives. The production has since been performed on multiple occasions with ensemble casts portraying the nine characters.

CAST: Meg Clark (Layal), Karen Vargas (Huda), Annelise Escobedo (The American), Cierra Guerra (Mullaya), Sadie Cobb (Nanna), Jessica Jeffries (*Amal), Valeria Ayala (The Doctor), Stephanie Barnett (Umm Ghada), Allison Calhoun (Iraqi Girl), Salim Syouri (Uncle's Voice)

*Understudy Gracie Robinson will perform for the November 13 matinee

COSTUME DESIGN: Brooke Aiello

SET / LIGHT DESIGN: Jerry Vocalino