interviews

Red Deer Votes – 10 Qs with local candidates for MP

by andrewkooman on April 27, 2011

There’s a federal election in full swing. In Red Deer, you almost wouldn’t know. Life’s been busy as of late and in all honesty, the election hasn’t been on my mind. However, on a drive between point A to B last week, I started to notice that there was only one sign in town. Wondering [...]

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#rtvRD footage, thoughts

by andrewkooman on April 26, 2011

I’m really proud of my team at Raise Their Voice who worked so hard to put together an incredible event. The last number of months have been surreal for me seeing dreams and planning come to reality.  Raise Their Voice: The Trafficked + Exploited, the event I’ve been part of planning over the last few [...]

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Recent Press for She Has A Name

by andrewkooman on February 25, 2011

We’ve been getting great coverage in the press in Alberta and across Canada!  Here’s some write ups and reviews: Reviews Louis B. Hobson, “Calgary’s She Has A Name a heart-wrenching hit” Calgary Sun, February 24 2011 Bob Clark, “Play explores the horror of human trafficking” Calgary Herald, February 24 2011 Articles + Interviews Jim Brown, [...]

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Here’s a great write up by James Wilt of the Calgary Journal for the paper’s February 4 edition: ## Number 18 is a prostitute. Deprived of her name and of her freedom, the 15-year-old girl is enslaved in Thailand’s sex trade. But, a Canadian lawyer has arrived at the brothel where she is forced to [...]

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EyeSee Magazine Features She Has A Name

by andrewkooman on January 18, 2011

Before the World Premiere of She Has A Name in February, we had a chance to get a little inside information from the award winning writer, Andrew Kooman. Here is a look at what has been happening behind the scenes of this full length feature production focused on both the external and the internal battle [...]

She Has A Name featured in Red Deer Express

by andrewkooman on December 22, 2010

Here’s a great write up about my new play by Mark Weber in the Red Deer Express.  Read it here.

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Playwright + Director Interview for She Has A Name

by andrewkooman on December 17, 2010

Here’s an interview with Steve Waldschmidt, director of the world premiere of She Has A Name, and myself. I’m so thankful he’s on board – he’s an amazingly creative and visionary man.

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Peter Bos – Edging Forward

by andrewkooman on November 30, 2010

As YWAM celebrates its 50th year, Andrew wanted to catch up with people who’ve experienced the global organization’s flagship training program, the Discipleship Training School, and see what life and faith has been like since. View other interviews in the on-going series here. Andrew Kooman: Why did you pack your bags, get on a plane, and [...]

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