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Burnt Thicket Theatre - She Has A Name

Burnt Thicket Theatre presents She Has A Name by Andrew Kooman Location: The Lantern, 1410 10 Ave SE When: Friday, August 03, 2012 to Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Various WebSite: shehasaname.net 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? Part of the Calgary Fringe Festival: August 3 | 9:00 p.m. August 4 | 3:00 p.m. August 4 | 7:00 p.m. August 5 | 10:30 a.m. August 8 | 7:00 p.m. August 9 | 9:00 p.m. August 10 | 9:00 p.m. August 11 | 7:00 p.m. All tickets $15 Tickets available at http://shehasaname.net/buy-tickets or at the door or call the Fringe Box Office: 403-451-9726. Talk back panel August 4 immediately following the show at approx. 4:45 p.m. Talk back panelists include: - Rachel Hansen, India Field Director, Mission of Mercy Canada - Norma, Survivor and Board Member of CEASE - Matt Baden, Community Engagement Coordinator ACT Calgary "Provocative. Poignant. This is a MUST SEE!" —Jamie McIntosh, Executive Director, International Justice Mission Canada "She Has A Name [did] not disappoint. This road-tested show, featuring some terrific actors, especially Evelyn Chew [as] prostitute Number 18 in a Bangkok brothel, [is] very well done. Yes, worthy theatre does happen at fringes." —Pat Donnelly, Theatre Critic, Montreal Gazette (who also ranked She Has A Name as 2nd best show at 2012 Montreal Fringe) "5 out of 5! [She Has A Name] had its way with me…. A powerful, haunting theatre piece." —Estelle Rosen, Theatre Critic, Charlebois Post "She Has A Name [is] a heart-wrenching hit… 4 stars!" —Louis B. Hobson, Theatre Critic, The Calgary Sun. Event Details. Location: 1410 10 Ave SE