 Heather Raffo's
9 Parts of Desire
Directed by Janet Hayatshahi
October 8 - November 1, 2009
Mo`olelo at The 10th Avenue Theatre
930 10th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Downtown San Diego, on the west side of 10th Avenue, between Broadway and E Street
An Artist. An Exile. An American.
A Doctor. A Girl. A Survivor.
A Mullaya. A Lover. An Old Woman.
What does it mean to be a woman from Iraq?
Inspired and extracted from true events, 9 Parts of Desire is the story of nine Iraqi women living in Baghdad, London and New York who confront the world in both ordinary and surprising ways, revealing conflicting perspectives about an age-old war zone.
Tickets: Click here to order online, or call 619-342-7395.
Hard of hearing? You may borrow a copy of the script to quietly follow along during the performance or to read prior to seeing the show. Please call 619-342-7395 to make arrangements.
Opening Night Party Sponsors:
Blue Summit Financial Group
Justin McDonald from COMPAK Asset Management
Download the playbill for the production here.
Post Show Discussions
Thursday, October 8 - Dilkhwaz Ahmed, 9 Parts of Desire Kurdish Perspective
Dilkhwaz Ahmed is the Founder of License to Freedom, a nonprofit organization that provides support services for victims of domestic violence from refugee and immigrant communities. Originally from Kurdistan of Iraq, Ms. Ahmed was the Executive Director of Nawa Center, a shelter for abused women, in Sulaimanya. She was granted asylum in the United States and resettled in San Diego in 2002.
Friday, October 9 - Nadia Keilani, Iraqi Women and the Undemocratic Impact of 'Democracy'
Nadia Keilani is an Iraqi-American who immigrated to the United States in 1981. She is a practicing attorney and civil rights activist. Since the early 1990's, she has given numerous speeches and lectures on the issue of U.S.-Iraqi relations as well as the topic of women's rights in Iraq and other parts of the Arab world.
Sunday, October 11 - Dr. Ghada Osman, Interpretations of the Role of Women in Islam
Ghada Osman is Director of the Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies at San Diego State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Studies and an M.A. in Islamic Studies, and frequently gives lectures on Islam and various aspects of Muslim societies.
Sunday, October 18 - Janet Hayatshahi, Talk-back with the Director of 9 Parts of Desire
Janet has been active in the San Diego theatre scene as a director, actor, and producer since 1999. Her most recent directing credits include The Turn of the Screw at Cygnet Theatre, Inside Story: Middle-Eastern Tales for the Theatre of the World Festival 2009 at SDSU, and a staged reading of 9 Parts of Desire for the Thurgood Marshall Human Rights and Global Citizenship.
Thursday, October 22 - Dr. Shelley Orr, Theater and Social Change: How Theater Can Give Us A New Perspective
Shelley Orr teaches in the School of Theatre, Television, and Film at San Diego State University in the graduate and undergraduate programs. She heads the dramaturgy area at SDSU. She holds a PhD in Theatre and Drama, an MFA in Dramaturgy, and is President of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA).
Thursday, October 29 - Judith L. Seid, The Role of Money & Women in the Middle East - A Key Driver Toward Sustainable Prosperity
How are socially responsible investors making an impact on women in the Middle East?
Judith Seid is the founder of Blue Summit Financial Group, a San Diego-based financial services firm specializing in Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). After fifteen years of helping investors align their money with their values, Judy has been recognized as this year's SRI Advisor of the Year by Boomer Market Advisor and has also been awarded the National Association of Women in Business (NAWBO) Green Community award, and the U.S. Small Business Administration 2009 Women Owned Business of the Year Award.
Art Exhibit:
Wishes/Umniat
Visual artists Doris Bittar, Joyce Dallal, John Halaka, Wade Harb, Adeeb Makki, Al Nashashibi, and George Wahab will present their work in an art show titled Wishes/Umniat in the Lobby and 2nd Floor Galleries of The 10th Avenue Theatre. Umniat means "wishes" or "desires" in Arabic. It is the wish-umnia of this multi-ethnic, multi-religious group of artists who each come from Middle Eastern backgrounds to lay the groundwork for renewed efforts in peace through their art.
9 Parts of Desire Artistic Team
Director: Janet Hayatshahi
Featuring: Lisel Gorell-Getz, Frances Anita Rivera, Dre Slaman
Stage Manager: Annette Ye*
Scenic Designer: David F. Weiner
Costume Designer: Charlotte Devaux
Lighting Designer: Jason Bieber
Sound Designer: Paul Peterson
Dialect Coach: Jan Gist
Dramaturg: Shelley Orr
Consultant: Ghada Osman
* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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