Poster photograph by Jo-Ann Richards, Works Photography/Belfry Theatre

A lonely Canadian man named David reluctantly travels to a village in Belarus irradiated by the 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to hand over an inheritance to a distant relative as stipulated in his father's will. Unemployed at home, he still shows up in Eastern Europe with plenty of U.S. dollars only to find out the heir is dead, thus the inheritance reverts to David.

David is squeezed for every buck by an old farmer, Yuri, and a depressed mechanic, Katrina, while his Belarussian cousin, Natasha, starts to angle for wealth through marriage, plus easy immigration to David's less toxic homeland.

My Chernobyl is a fiercely funny satire of a land of rotten potatoes and shattered dreams.

Please visit Aaron Bushkowsky's website at www.aaronbushkowsky.com

My Chernobyl was first co-produced by the Gateway Theatre, Richmond B.C. and the Belfry Theatre, Victoria B.C., in March 2008.

My Chernobyl was awarded Victoria's Critic's Choice Award for Best Production and Best Script and nominated for 9 Jessie Richardson Awards including Outstanding Production and Outstanding Original Script. In 2009 the play was published by Canadian Plawrights Press.

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"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 (Canada)

"If Gogol had been Canadian, he might have written something like My Chernobyl. I'm still smiling. This is one smart and funny script...You never know which way Bushkowsky is going to go: serious, political, or comedic." - The Vancouver Courier (Canada)

"My Chernobyl is a splendidly original work...[it] repeatedly surprised me into laughter - and challenged me to think seriously anout why I had laughed." - The Georgia Straight (Vancouver)