Coming Up: The Project
A black comedy
about the Business of Film

At Performance Works, Granville Island, Vancouver

By Aaron Bushkowsky

Directed by Rachel Peake

Featuring Andrew McNee, Sarah Rodgers, Alvin Sanders, Maiko Bae Yamamoto, and Lindsey Angell

Design by Yvan Morissette, Jonathan Ryder, Drew Facey, Jamie Nesbitt, and Michael Rinaldi

Stage Managed by Susan Miyagishima, Dramaturgy by Jan Derbyshire with Nicole Gordon

"In a world of grey, don't you think it's an act of bravery to believe in absolutes?"
What happens when Hollywood North takes on starvation in Africa? A black comedy on how NOT to make a documentary. Amidst four egotistical filmmakers “making a difference,” a revolutionary African military takeover, and big-business Christian fundamentalism, this darkly hilarious story leaves us asking: Where are our stories coming from? Who is actually pulling the strings? And what is left to believe?
This not-to-be-missed comedy is the latest offering by playwright Aaron Bushkowsky whose last play, My Chernobyl, was nominated for 9 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards and won the Victoria Critics’ Spotlight Award for Outstanding Production.

Tickets (Performance Works, Granville Island, Vancouver)
Tues-Sat at 8pm; Saturday matinees at 2pm
*Special Sunday performances: Nov 8 at 8pm, Nov 15 at 2pm ONLY*
Pay-What-You-Can Preview: Nov 4, 8pm
2-For-1: Nov 7 at 2pm & Nov 10 at 8pm
Tickets: $22/15
Ticket reservations though VancouverTix at vancouvertix.com or (604) 629-VTIX

(Poster artwork for The Project by Robin Greenwood)

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Praise for Aaron Bushkowsky's last play My Chernobyl

Nominated for 9 Jessie Richardon Awards (2008)
including Outstanding Production
and Outstanding New Play

Victoria Critic's Choice Award for Outstanding Production and Outstanding New Play

"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

"Think Borat meets Corner Gas. A Canadian innocent experiences the bleakness of post-Communist, post-Chernobyl Eastern Europe and the gentle absurdism of Chekhov." THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE

"In this co-production... the playwright's sharp slap at greed, stupidity and hypocrisy is so beautifully realized by cast and crew that 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

"My Chernobyl repeatedly surprised me into laughter--and challenged me to think seriously about why I had laughed. ... splendidly original work..." THE STRAIGHT

“Delivers Atomic-fuelled laughs and a few thoughtful surprises. My Chernobyl is a bleakly funny production that heats up the stage like a burst of cold fusion.” MONDAY MAGAZINE

“With My Chernobyl, the tale of a good-guy Canuck mingling with radiation-addled folk in Belarus, Vancouver playwright Bushkowsky employs a light, absurdist touch. Beneath all those radiation clouds lurks a cupful of bleak giggles. Bushkowsky -- whose father was Russian-born -- provides Gogol-like pokes at greed and corruption….” THE VICTORIA TIMES-COLONIST)