Th'owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish - The Film

Target Audience: Grade 1 - Grade 7
Run Time: 45 minutes
Written by Joseph A. Dandurand
Directed & Dramaturgy by Chris McGregor
Set, Props, Mask, Painting & Costume Design by Jay Havens
Original Composition by Marguerite Witvoet
Sound Design by Stephen Bulat
Recorded Hang Drum by Jerrett Plett
Mask Carving and Background Design by Carrielynn Victor
Feast Dish Carving by Steven Beaver
Original Feast Dish Carving by Earl Moulton and Don Froese
Voice of Th’owxiya Margo Kane
Sasq’ets (Sasquatch) Chelsea Rose
Kw’at’el (Mouse) Cassandra Bourchier
Sqeweqs (Raven) Deneh’Cho Thompson
Sister Theqa:t (Tree)/Spa:th (Bear) Merewyn Comeau
Brother Theqa:t (Tree)/Spa:th (Bear) Nick Benz
Jessie Awards 2019-2020
Recipient Outstanding Production Recipient Significant Artistic Achievement - Outstanding Stage Management: Jillian Perry
Nominated Outstanding Performance: Chelsea Rose
Nominated Outstanding Design: Jay Havens
Jessie Awards 2016-2017
Nominated Outstanding Design Set, Costumes and Props: Jay Havens
Nominated Outstanding Composer/Musical Direction: Marguerite Witvoet
Nominated Significant Artistic Achievement for centrally focusing on an Indigenous story
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Summary

This award winning Indigenous children’s theatre production has been reimagined for the screen! Available to license to your school, community, theatre, or watch online!

Immerse yourself in the legend of the basket ogress, Th’owxiya, an old hungry spirit that inhabits in a feast dish full of bountiful delicious foods. This Kwantlen First Nations tale follows a sly Mouse (Kw’at’el) who is caught stealing cheese from this feast dish. To appease an angry Th’owxiya, Kw’at’el embarks on a journey to find two children for the ogress to eat, or else! Come enjoy the traditional Coast Salish and Sto:lo music, masks, and imagery while learning how Raven (Sqeweqs), Bear (Spa:th), and Sasquatch (Sasq’ets) trick a hungry spirit and save Kw’at’el and their family from becoming the feast!

Reviews

“Thanks to you and to your team for letting my class of Grade 5 students watch the "Hungry Feast Dish" play. The students really enjoyed it and the discussion afterwards was very interesting for us all. We look forward to future events like this to help educate our students about Indigenous ways of life and culture. Thanks for a very rich learning experience for us all.”
— Joanne Dillon-McKay, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Ontario Catholic School Board

“I loved the combination of narration and acting. The costumes were amazing and my students were really able to relate to the characters. I think Sasquatch was the favourite (afraid to have his butt burned!). Overall, I think the storyline was effective and the lessons to be learned, as the First Nations content is a great way for me to open the lines of communication about the subject with my students. Educating them is very important to me and the ongoing efforts for reconciliation.”
— Marni Chadwick, Assiniboia Elementary School, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan