Dramatic mystery

СН乇 (“КУЩ” / “KUSHCH”)

Almost a biblical story about Moses, a burning bush, capricious Jews and insidious Egyptians

Duration 1 hour 20 min (without intermission)

About the play

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The performance “СН乇” from the theater “DGU” was included in the long list of the festival-competition for the highest theatrical award of the Dnieper “Sicheslavna-2025”

“СН乇” is the ancient Hebrew name of a shrub that grows in the desert, which is considered the burning bush from which the Lord appealed to Moses to bring his people out of Egyptian slavery.
The story of Moses and the burning bush is very important and very in tune with today.

The Jewish people lived in Egyptian slavery for centuries. And many believed that they were almost one people. Even the languages are very similar. But a burning bush appeared before the shepherd Moses in the desert. And the Lord turned to Moses from that bush and ordered his people to be brought out of slavery …

….Almost three and a half millennia ago, the Jews began their exit…
It was very difficult for them too…
They succeeded!

Gregory Gelfer won the Sholom Aleichem Literary Prize in 2026 for the play “СН乇”

On stage

Cast

Actors Yuri Boguslavsky
Ilona Solyanyk, Honored Artist of Ukraine
Oleksandr Sergeyev, Honored Artist of Ukraine
Gennady Kolesnik
Andriy Yevseyenko
Oleksandr Golubenko, Honored Artist of Ukraine
Vadim Strong
Serhiy Kucherenko
Alexey Sheiko
and Alicia Kostenko and Mykyta Berezhnyi

Backstage

Production team

Author Hryhoriy Gelfer, Honored Artist of Ukraine
Director-director Volodymyr Petrenko, Honored Artist of Ukraine
Artist Maria Pashkurova-Petrenko
Composer Nikita Ruban
Arrangement Vadim Strong
Musical design Tatiana Turik
Sound, light Dmitry Karpenko
Administrative group Anastasia Pochueva, Vadym Pochuev

Video

Announcement of the performance / Video about the play "СН乇"