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Burnt Thicket Theatre gives reading of She Has A Name at MRU human trafficking event Theatre Company reaches halfway point in bid to raise funds to take critically acclaimed play across Canada in 2012 Calgary, Alberta (February 01, 2012) – Burnt Thicket Theatre (BTT) is proud to present a reading from She Has A Name at Mount Royal University’s “They Have a [...]

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I like Steve!  I’m so glad he’s part of the team bringing She Has A Name across the country. Here’s a video from Steve in which he shares his perspective on the significance of the upcoming national tour. Take a look!

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We’re coming to Victoria!

by andrewkooman on January 15, 2012

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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Video: She Has A Name Playwright Perspective – 2012 Tour

by andrewkooman on December 22, 2011

Thematman put together this promo for the She Has A Name tour.  Looking forward to uploading more interviews with the creative team and some actors in the upcoming weeks. We’re looking for different ways to make the tour a reality.  If you have ideas, connections, or resources that would help, please drop me a line! [...]

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Kalman C. Doka | Forearmed and Forward

by andrewkooman on November 2, 2011

The following sermon was first preached at Knox Presbyterian Church in Calgary, in January in the 1960s. Standing at the door of the opening year, it is well for us also to take a backward glance. It is in the backward look that we can observe and acknowledge that we were not left to ourselves [...]

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“Loyalties” | Kalman C. Doka – September 5, 1960

by andrewkooman on August 10, 2011

The following sermon was originally preached from the pulpit on September 5, 1960 in Abbotsford, British Columbia Loyalties If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning (Psalm 137:5). It is commonly agreed that the Psalmist writing these words was living in the Babylonian exile. Daniel was among them and Shadrach, [...]

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“The Average Man” | Kalman C. Doka, April 26, 1959

by andrewkooman on August 5, 2011

The following sermon was originally preached from the pulpit on April 26, 1959 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The Average Man Last Sunday following the service, at the Coffee Hour, someone approached me with a question: “Why do you preach about the giants of the Bible because in spite of the common humanity we share with [...]

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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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