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Heather Raffo STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons New York Premiere, 2018
Noura

[Off-Broadway]
Playwright Horizons Original Off-Broadway Production, 2017
Naja

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Playwright

Heather Raffo Awards and Nominations

Helen Hayes Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Heather Raffo9 Parts of Desire

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Heather Raffo, Nine Parts of Desire

Heather Raffo News


Musical Theatre Factory to Honor John-Michael Lyles & More 10th Anniversary Gala


Celebrate the 10th anniversary of MUSICAL THEATRE FACTORY at The Factory Function. Learn more about the event and see how to purchase tickets.

Crystal Finn, Heather Raffo, and Kurt Rhoads to Star in MUNICH MEDEA: HAPPY FAMILY World Premiere


PlayCo and WP Theater have revealed the cast of their world premiere co-production of Corinne Jaber’s Munich Medea: Happy Family.

Submissions Now Open For Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Festival 2024


Submissions are now open for Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Festival 2024. Participate in this exciting opportunity to showcase your talent!

Red Bull Theater 20th Anniversary To Feature Audra McDonald, Patrick Page, Santino Fontana, Reeve Carney, and More


RED BULL THEATER has announced details of its plans for 2024, celebrating its 20th Anniversary. Highlights include the rolling world premiere of Medea: Re-Versed opening Off-Broadway; a new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings with an all-star line-up (offered both in-person and online); and an all-new season of the popular Red Bull Theater Podcasts (formerly known as RemarkaBULL Podversations), intimate behind the scenes conversations with great artists.

THE GAZA MONOLOGUES Comes to the Noor Theatre This Week


Noor Theatre is answering the urgent request shared by Iman Aoun at ASHTAR Theatre in Ramallah for theatre makers around the world to host readings of the Gaza Monologues on November 29, 2023, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

MEDEA: RE-VERSED World Premiere, THE COUNTRY WIFE & More Set for Red Bull Theater 2023-24 Season


RED BULL THEATER has unveiled its 2023-’24 season, including a world premiere opening Off-Broadway and much more. See full programing and learn how to purchase tickets!

Cast Set for Red Bull Theater 2023 Short New Play Festival


Red Bull Theater has revealed the cast for the eight world premieres selected for the company’s 13th annual Short New Play Festival.

Red Bull Theater Reveals Short New Play Festival 2023 Winning Submissions


Red Bull Theater has announced the eight world premieres selected for the company’s 13th annual Short New Play Festival.

World Premiere Of OH, TO BE PURE AGAIN Announced At Actor's Express


Actor's Express continues its 35th anniversary season with the World Premiere of Kira Rockwell's play, Oh, To Be Pure Again, a new play about female desire, submission, rebellion, and growing up in a religious culture that's obsessed with your sexual purity.

Interview: Heather Raffo And Zak Berkman of NINE PARTS at People's Light


Heather Raffo’s award-winning play comes to film as Nine Parts in a new adaptation now streaming through People’s Light, a Chester County cultural center. The one-woman performance features Raffo in the roles of nine Iraqi women exploring love and grief within countries undone by division, violence, and loss.

Playwrights Horizons to Host ALMANAC Literary Magazine Launch Party


Playwrights Horizons will host a launch party for the second print edition of the pioneering Off-Broadway theater’s innovative literary magazine, Almanac—toasting the publication with a gathering of some of today's most imaginative playwrights and theater-makers.

Submissions Now Open for Red Bull Theater's SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2023


Red Bull Theater is now accepting submissions for their ANNUAL SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL. Six brand new 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes inspired by this year’s theme: “Forbidden Love” will be selected through an open submission process.

City Opera Vancouver's Longtime Artistic Director To Retire


The Board of Directors of City Opera Vancouver (City Opera) has announced that Founding Artistic Director Dr. Charles Barber will be retiring from his position, effective March 1, 2023. His departure follows the successful premiere of City Opera's fifth commission, Chinatown, which chronicles the rich history of this dynamic Vancouver neighbourhood.

Patrick Page to Star in KING LEAR at Shakespeare Theatre Company


Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming production of King Lear. STC favorite Patrick Page will star as the titular king. See who else is in the cast, how to purchase tickets, and more!

Ardent Theatre Presents STRIKE! at Southwark Playhouse Next Year


Kate Saxon directs Tracy Ryan's extraordinary account of the Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid Strike which took place in Dublin from 1984 to 1987.  This action would play a pivotal role in world history with Ireland becoming the first Western European state to ban South African imports and ultimately leading to the fall of the apartheid regime.

Second Volume of Playwrights Horizons' Literary Magazine, ALMANAC to be Released in Print in December


Playwrights Horizons will release the second volume of its pioneering literary magazine, Almanac, in print in December. With Almanac, the organization provides its singular community of playwrights and theater-makers an outlet for work in other mediums—essays, poems, drawings, and more.

The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics Announces THE GATHERING 2022


The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics (The Lab) will present the return of The Gathering, a 4-day theater festival on Georgetown University's campus.

Williamston Theater to Kick Off 2022 With 9 PARTS OF DESIRE by Heather Raffo


Mid-Michigan’s award-winning professional theatre company, Williamston Theatre, located at 122 S. Putnam Street in downtown Williamston, will start off 2022 with 9 Parts of Desire by Heather Raffo. 

Mason Alexander Park to Star in Olney Theatre Center's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH


Revolutionary punk-rock sensation Hedwig and the Angry Inch is coming to Olney Theatre Center this winter (November 26, 2021 to January 2, 2022) starring Mason Alexander Park, who earned a Helen Hayes Award for Best Leading Performer in a Musical for their role as the Emcee in Olney’s 2019 production of Cabaret. 

Mason Alexander Park Will Star In HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Olney Theatre


Helen Hayes Award-winning performer Mason Alexander Park (they/them/theirs) returns to Olney Theatre Center in November to play the title role in Olney's production of the internationally acclaimed rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Heather Raffo FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Heather Raffo written?

Heather Raffo has written 1 shows including Noura (Playwright).

What awards has Heather Raffo been nominated for?

Heather Raffo has been nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for 9 Parts of Desire and Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Nine Parts of Desire.

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