{"id":22565,"date":"2026-08-27T18:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=22565"},"modified":"2026-08-27T18:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:42:01","slug":"bianca-miranda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/bianca-miranda\/","title":{"rendered":"Bianca Miranda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>A native of the Philippines, Bianca Miranda is a queer Filipino performer, playwright, and producer, grateful to be living and working in Moh\u2019kins\u2019tsis, Treaty 7 Territory (Calgary, Alberta). Her play <em>Kisapmata<\/em> won the 2023\/2024 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding New Play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2026\/08\/Kisapmata-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2026\/08\/Kisapmata-book-cover.jpg 148w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2026\/08\/Kisapmata-book-cover-102x150.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drama<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kisapmata<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2026.<br>forthcoming Sept. 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When two Filipinx women meet at work, it\u2019s 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\u2014sharing 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\u2019s why they\u2019re 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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like an irresistible teleserye, <em>Kisapmata<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playwrightscanada.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.playwrightscanada.com\">Playwrights Canada Press<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A native of the Philippines, Bianca Miranda is a queer Filipino performer, playwright, and producer, grateful to be living and working in Moh\u2019kins\u2019tsis, Treaty 7 Territory (Calgary, Alberta). 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