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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human trafficking
Calgary world premiere of She Has A Name by Alberta playwright Andrew Kooman at EPCOR CENTRE’s Motel Feb. 23- March 5 ‘11 Calgary, Alberta (December 20, 2010) — Haunted by anguished voices, a Canadian lawyer (Jason) poses as a “john” to build a legal case against a ring of brothels trafficking girls into Bangkok. Can [...]
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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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Here’s the new trailer we filmed for the play, featuring Denise Wong as NUMBER 18 and Aaron Krogman as JASON. We got the footage during the promotion shoot in Rosebud on the studio stage of Rosebud School of the Arts.
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The Detention Centre we visited is tucked away in a small town, about an hour and a half drive from the main city where we met. We drove through the rain, a down pour of tremendous rain drops that threw themselves against the windshield with incredible force. Ellen drove her small Proton at a casual [...]
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Change Noor’s name – he has done so himself – to another. Make it Hashim, or Ishmael. The names change but the stories have similar strands. Yet the threads that tie the stories together are not rich in hue: golds, emeralds, reds, weaving together a beautiful coat of colour. They are more like the clear [...]
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He had no reason to lie to us. The tears on his face said it all. They appeared suddenly, streamed clear lines on his dark skin. The first, the only tears I saw during my time meeting with refugees in Malaysia, listening to their stories of survival, of exile, of suffering and displacement. Tears precious [...]
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