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- Nominated for four Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (three for Outstanding Supporting Actor/Actress, one for Outstanding Sound Design)
“As a regular theatre-goer in Vancouver, it was a thrill to watch actors delivering a literate, intelligent script by someone who knows how to write.”
Plank Magazine
My Chernobyl
2008
Richmond Gateway Theatre; The Belfry, Victoria, BC
Britt Small, Director
A lonely Canadian man goes to Belarus to hand over an inheritance to a distant relative only to find himself engaged to a young Russian woman who works at the GAP.
- Victoria Critic’s Choice Award – Best Production, Best Script
- Nominated for nine Jessie Richardson Awards including Outstanding Production and Outstanding Original Script.
- Published by Canada Playwrights Press, 2009
“My Chernobyl is one of the standout shows of the season. Your best bet for smart, cynical theatre, My Chernobyl gets a glowing recommendation.” The Vancouver Sun
"If Gogol had been Canadian, he might have written something like My Chernobyl. I'm still smiling. This is one smart and funny script, the performances are exquisite and the Belfry Theatre/Gateway Theatre co-production is delightful in every respect. You never know which way Bushkowsky is going to go: serious, political or comedic." The Vancouver Courier
Landscapes of the Dead
2006
Solo Collective Theatre, Vancouver, BC
Johnna Wright, Director
An overbearing mother uses her fame as an artist to continually manipulate her son but her plan backfires after she discovers she doesn’t have long to live.
Nominated for two Jessie Richardson Awards.
“Aaron Bushkowsky's latest play is a smart, black comedy….” The Globe and Mail
Soulless
2004 & 2005, Rumble Theatre, Vancouver, BC
Norman Armour, Director
2008, 505 Productions, Toronto
Kelly Straughan, Director
A developer finds himself caught between doing the right thing and making money after a woman threatens to stop a downtown development because it deprives people from promised affordable housing. Things worsen when the same woman is discovered dead at the site and the developer is charged with her murder.
Nominated for six Jessie Richardson Awards, including Outstanding Original Script.
“Bushkowsky's script is so poetic, provocative, and witty that it's never less than a pleasure.” The Georgia Straight
“Bushkowsky's finest, most moving work.” The Courier
One Last Kiss
The Belfry; The Vancouver Playhouse, 2004
Roy Surette, Director
After thirty years of marriage an elderly couple find themselves stuck with retirement in the big city with nothing to do until Antonio Stradivari makes an appearance to help with inspiration.
Nominated for one Jessie Richardson Award.
“Vancouver’s playwright to catch.” The Courier
The Dead Reckoning
The Vancouver Playhouse, 2002
Glynis Leyshon, director
Set in the 1590s where Christopher Marlowe competes with William Shakespeare for the consideration of Queen Elizabeth I, this dark comedy explores the world of spies and treachery where chivalry still exits.
Nominated for two Jessie Richardson Awards, including Outstanding Original Script
“Reckoning is one handsome tale.” The Courier
“The play succeeds on the strength of several arrestingly dramatic moments.” The Globe and Mail
The Waterhead
Solo Collective, Vancouver, 2000
Del Surjik, director
A middle-aged man comes to terms with the mystery of a missing sibling in a haunting monologue of tragedy and regret.
Nominated for four Jessie Richardson Awards, including Outstanding Production and Outstanding Original Script.
Published by Playwrights Canada Press, 2003
“One affecting evening.” The Vancouver Sun
Strangers Among Us
Western Gold Theatre, Vancouver, 1998
Kate Weiss, director
Two people suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease meet and fall in love over and over again because they don’t have very good short term memory. This sad, romantic tale shows that hope remains even after tragedy strikes.
Nominated for four Jessie Richardson Awards, including Outstanding Production and Outstanding Original Script.
Published by Playwrights Canada Press, 1999
“Bushkowsky’s script delights in the comic possibilities of misfiring language, in conversations that stumble comically as if the dancers have forgotten the dance.” The Globe and Mail
The Big Blue Bird
Vancouver, an Equity Co-op, 1998
Aaron Bushkowsky, director
Three generations of men – a Russian grandfather, a strict businessman father, and a very Canadian son -- cope with the missing women in their lives in this extraordinary tale of memory, loss and reconciliation.
Nominated for three Jessie Richardson Awards, including Outstanding Original Script.
“Bushkowsky’s Blue Bird Soars.” Vancouver Courier
Other Productions
The Promised Land (a monologue)
Solo Collective Theatre, 1999
Nominated for two Jessie Richardson Awards, including Outstanding Original Script
Java Life, New Play Centre, 1998
Dancing Backwards, Phoenix Theatre, Edmonton, 1992
Nominated for six Edmonton Sterling Awards, including Outstanding Production and Outstanding Original Script |
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