Review of the play "9 Parts of Desire"

Heather Raffo, an Iraqi-American, traveled across four different continents interviewing Iraqi women to compile their stories into one intense production presenting their country's female population from a new perspective. A mosaic of the lives of nine Iraqi women that pieces together countless events of war-torn Iraq, "9 Parts of Desire" presents a point of view which is unseen by many Americans today. Being an Iraqi but living in America was difficult on Raffo. She was torn …

…liked the fact that the characters were so easy to relate to and I actually could feel what they were going through: their pain, sadness, frustration, and horror. I really enjoyed watching this performance. It was my first play attendance, so I don't have much to compare it to, but I thought it was a positive theatrical performance. Works Cited: 9 Parts of Desire. By Heather Raffo. Dir. Joanna Settle. Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, Wa. 22 April 2006.