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"Calgary's SHE HAS A NAME a 'heart-wrenching' hit, powerful drama... Denise Wong is simply amazing... The subject matter makes SHE HAS A NAME a difficult experience but the love and care that has gone into this production makes it a rewarding one. FOUR STARS" 
—Louis B. Hobson, Calgary Sun (read full review)

"Human trafficking play gets heart behind horror... it is the portrayal by Denise Wong of someone embodying childlike innocence enslaved by fear that galvanizes the production, and gives it urgency and emotional depth."
—Bob Clark, Calgary Herald (read full review)

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Inspired by an event in April of 2008...
in which an abandoned storage container was found in Thailand containing 121 workers from Burma, 54 of them dead, Andrew Kooman’s SHE HAS A NAME gives human trafficking a dramatically personal face.

"SHE HAS A NAME provides candid and authentic insight into human trafficking in South East Asia. The content of this play will make you feel uncomfortable, upset and enraged. As a young lawyer working in Cambodia, SHE HAS A NAME inspired me even more to dedicate my life to the thousands of children who are trafficked every year."
--Rebekah Armstrong, Solicitor Te Nahu Lovell & Co.,
Executive Director of Prescha.org

27 million slaves in the world today, nearly 1 million trafficked every year into the sex trade. Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal trade with annual profits estimated at 31 billion US dollars. Yet each person caught in slavery has a story, a story that will likely go unheard.

A Note from the Director
"SHE HAS A NAME is a story that haunts me. Its emotional journey will grip our audiences by the heart, as artful theatre should. But beyond that, their live experience of Jason and Number 18’s struggle will inspire and stir lasting action. I believe SHE HAS A NAME will be a force that moves many Canadians to become 21st-century abolitionists." --Stephen Waldschmidt

About Andrew Kooman, Playwright
Andrew Kooman is an award winning writer whose stories have been published around the world. His justice-related work has been featured by CBN News and 100 Huntley Street, and has been described as “A siren call [that] will… forever take us from our complacency to the plight of so many lost, lonely and hurting.” He is also the author of the young adult novel Ten Silver Coins: The Drylings of Acchora.

burnt thicket theatre, in partnership with raise their voice, proudly presents:

SHE HAS A NAME
by Andrew Kooman

2011 World Premiere
February 23 - March 5, 2011 in Calgary:
EPCOR CENTRE's Motel, 205 - 8 Ave SE Playing Tuesdays - Saturdays at 8pm
Plus a 2pm Matinee and Panel Discussion on Saturday February 26
Pay-What-You-Can Preview February 22 at 8pm

March 9-12, 2011 in Red Deer: 
Scott Block Theatre, 4816 - 50 Ave
Playing Wednesday - Saturdays at 8pm
Pay-What-You-Can Preview March 8 at 8pm, Preview tickets sold at door only

Buy Tickets Online
ONLINE TICKETS NOW SOLD OUT for all performance dates in Red Deer.

Celebrate with us the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8, 2011 with our Pay-What-You-Can Preview at 8pm in Red Deer. Preview tickets sold at door only, box office opens 7pm.

Haunted by anguished voices, a lawyer poses as a john to build a legal case against a brothel trafficking girls into Bangkok. Can Jason win the trust of a young prostitute known only as Number 18 and convince her to risk her life to testify for the sake of justice?

Audience Advisory: SHE HAS A NAME is not suitable for children. Mature subject matter and strong language.

Cast features: 
Aaron Krogman as Jason,
Denise Wong as Number 18,
Glenda Warkentin,
Cari Russell and
Sienna Howell-Holden.

Creative team: 
Stephen Waldschmidt (Director and Scenic Designer),
Deanne Bertsch (Choreographer),
Jaylene Wiebe (Costume Designer),
Anton deGroot (Lighting Designer),
Luke Ertman (Sound Designer),
James Popoff (Technical Director),
Julie Serger (Stage Manager) and
Alida Lowe (Production Manager).

Thank You
burnt thicket theatre gratefully acknowledges the that many organizations and individuals have given significant contributions to bring SHE HAS A NAME to the stage. See our Sponsors here...