Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish

This February 15, Join Surrey Civic Theatres for Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish, a deliciously dark Kwantlen First Nations fable.

This ensemble cast of Indigenous storytellers delights and entertains audiences with their interactive and family-friendly show. Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish is the mythical tale of local forest animals, including a mouse, a raven—even a sasquatch, and the show’s important messages of taking care of the earth, honour, and friendship are positive, playful, and sure to enchant audiences of all ages.

Th’owxiya, is an old and powerful spirit that inhabits a feast dish. Her dish holds beautiful foods from around the world but stealing from her is dangerous business because Th’owxiya has developed a taste for children. When Th’owxiya catches a hungry mouse, Kw’atel, stealing a piece of cheese, she demands two child spirits be brought for her to eat, or else she will eat Kw’atel’s whole family.

Ignorant to her power yet desperate to save her family, Kw’atel sets forth on an intense journey to fulfill Th’owxiya’s demand. With the help of the Sqeweqs (Raven), two Spa:th (bears), and Sasq’ets (sasquatch), Kw’at’el finds alternate gifts to appease the goddess and the journey becomes one of knowledge, understanding, and forgiveness.