A native of the Philippines, Bianca Miranda is a queer Filipino performer, playwright, and producer, grateful to be living and working in Moh’kins’tsis, Treaty 7 Territory (Calgary, Alberta). Her play Kisapmata won the 2023/2024 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding New Play.
Drama
Kisapmata
Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2026.
forthcoming Sept. 2026
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
When two Filipinx women meet at work, it’s instant butterflies. A is a loud and proud queer femme, born in Canada and longing to connect with her culture, while B is an astute, enigmatic intern from the Philippines, yearning for intimacy. Their attraction accelerates in no time—sharing lunches, texting, flirting, kilig to the max! But looming over their relationship is the painful reality that B must return home in just two short months. That’s why they’re determined not to waste a single moment, making the next sixty days the romance of a lifetime. But how long before their blissful bubble bursts?
Like an irresistible teleserye, Kisapmata is an enchanting and delightfully cheesy queer romantic comedy about the woman who got away but never left your heart. Bittersweet and beautifully nuanced, this love letter to queerness and Filipinx culture embraces the beauty of fleeting moments and the courage of letting go.
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Publisher Playwrights Canada Press