Synopsis:
In She Has A Name, a young lawyer poses as a john to build a legal case against a brothel trafficking young girls from Malaysia to Thailand. His investigation centers on NUMBER 18, a young Cambodian girl working in a Bangkok brothel, whose testimony could make or break the case. The play is haunted by VOICES who usher NUMBER 18 to her fate.
Play History:
As a one-act She Has A Name was given the SAW Alberta Playwright Network Award in 2009.
Steve Waldschmidt of Burnt Thicket Theatre directed a workshop process of the script in January of 2010, with six talented actors and Jamie Popoff, BTT’s artistic director. The workshop culminated in a public reading of the play for an invited audience featuring actors Aaron Krogman, Cari Russel, Marlies Wester Ohlhauser, Rachel Peacock, Amy Wegner and Andrew Cooper.
