It was an exciting week on the She Has A Name front with a series of interviews and stories in the media and a reading from act one of the play in Calgary at Mount Royal University. I’m grateful to the people giving the play airtime, for our PR Wizard who is helping us to [...]
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I was thrilled to learn last week that She Has A Name was selected to be in the 25th Victoria Fringe Festival, August 25 – September 4, 2012. The tour is becoming more and more real. It’s an incredible experience, really. Stepping out on that limb to bring it to life, with an amazing team [...]
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A few years ago I saw a poster in a hallway filled with posters at the Red Deer College. It had a simple question: Have you ever thought of writing a play? It was a serendipitous moment in my life, to say the least. The question landed in me with much force. I had an [...]
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I’m pleased to announce the launch of a newly designed website for the 2012 Tour of She Has A Name. www.shehasaname.net – check it out!
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I recently slipped this note behind the teacher’s back while subversively typing of facebook. If you’re not my FB friend (what!?) I thought I’d include you here too. As we gear up for the tour of She Has A Name, I wanted to ground myself in some context and perspective, and to bring you into [...]
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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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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 [...]
Interview: Bryan + Katie Torwalt, "Here on Earth"
Andrew's TEDx talk, "Considering Danger"
Interview: Kidnap Survivor and Inspiring Humanitarian Amanda Lindhout
If God Had A Facebook Account, What Would He Write on Your Wall?
Mephiboseth, a short story by Andrew Kooman
If Rudyard Kipling had Fridge Magnets
Chasing Tradition: Herbert's "Altar"
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