The Mush Hole (2025)

Produced by

Kaha:wi Dance Theatre

Presented by

Young People’s Theatre

Creator: Santee Smith
Director: Santee Smith

Venue

Young People’s Theatre – Ada Slaight Stage

Run

October 6th, 2025 – October 17th, 2025

Synopsis

Witness hope and resilience onstage in The Mush Hole – an exquisite theatrical dance performance that illuminates a dark corner of Canada’s history. From 1828 to 1970, Indigenous children from Six Nations were torn from their families, stripped of their names, and forced to live at Brantford’s Mohawk Institute Residential School. Kids called it the Mush Hole for the appalling gruel they were fed. (youngpeoplestheatre.org)

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Cast

Kalie Kennedy Bomberry	#11 / The One Who Got Away
Katie Couchie	#17 / Grace
Falciony Patiño	#48 / Ernest
Santee Smith	#29 / Mabel
Montana Summers	#34 / Walter a.k.a. Wall Eye

Creative Team

Santee Smith	Creator
Santee Smith	Director
Jesse Zubot	Composer
Jesse Zubot	Music Arrangements
Adrian Dion Harjo	Additional Composition
Ryan Webber	Video Director
Andy Moro	Set Designer
Andy Moro	Lighting Designer
Andy Moro	Additional Imagery
Adriana Fulop	Costume Designer

Production

Senjuti Aurora Sarker	Tour Stage Manager
Ryan Webber	Video Tech
Leigh Smith	Additional Costume Construction
Elaine Redding	Additional Costume Construction
Shane Powless	Production Support
Shane Powless	Videographer
Thohahoken Michael Doxtater	Cultural Advisor
Geronimo Henry	Cultural Advisor
Roberta Hill	Cultural Advisor

Staff

Zach Bruman	Director of Production and Planning
Sophia Fabiano	Technical Director
Ash Ovington	Assistant Technical Director
Aela Brown	Head of Lighting
Nina Hartt	Head of Properties
Gordon Nesbitt	Head Scenic Carpenter
Cian McWhinnie	Assistant Scenic Carpenter
Susanna Feng	Head Scenic Artist
Hilda Chu	Assistant Head Scenic Artist
Mike Mills	Head of Audio
Janelle Stewart	Head of Wardrobe
Chelsea Santiago	Head Stage Carpenter

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