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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- Garson Kanin playwriting awards, as well as Helen Hayes, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League nominations, for outstanding performance. more…

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CURRENT PROJECTS:

Fallujah: The First Opera on The Iraq War

Libretto: Heather Raffo/Composer: Tobin Stokes

Marine Sergeant, Philanthropist, Woman of Iraqi Descent and City Opera Vancouver Collaborate to Launch Stunning Tale About PTSD and War

Breaking The Mold, Performances and Vignettes to be Showcased in Weekly Selections While its Creators Consider Destination of World Premiere

In a war where every heart is blown open, Fallujah questions who we become when bearing witness to violence and what relationships piece us back together

Santa Monica, CA, New York, NY and Vancouver, BC –USMC Sergeant (ret) Christian Ellis was a machine gunner in Iraq whose platoon was ambushed, leaving him with a broken back and only one of a few survivors. He returned home to join millions of Americans who struggle with piecing their lives together in the shadows of post-traumatic stress. After four suicide attempts and with the help of a philanthropist, an acclaimed New York librettist of Iraqi descent, an accomplished composer and City Opera Vancouver, Christian helped turn the demons of war into Fallujah: the first opera on the Iraq war.
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Vino Veritas (the movie)

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Some people need the truth to live. Others not so much. On Halloween night, the lives of two suburban couples unravel forever under the influence of a Peruvian wine brewed from the toxic skin of blue dart tree frogs. This tribal elixir effectively reduces all inhibitions to nothing, and soon friendships and relationships are revealed to be not quite what they seemed. By turns brutally funny, wickedly honest, and unashamedly human, the film explodes personal and cultural taboos and lays bare the horror and beauty beneath our carefully composed public personas. Imagine a bobsled ride down Mt. Everest…on a moonless night…during a blizzard. That is the essence of “Vino Veritas.” Just hang on, and hope for the best. more…