the glamor and glaze; the love of the dream
and all its on-looking haze
it’s still there.
but the plays; the twisted and funky things
their spirits need(ed) to do and say
on behalf of those, watching—themselves
acting out on that stage:
am I drawing this curtain to fade?
perhaps my desire to create over-grew itself so much
it lost its hard-on.
common, they say—this type of loss…
for folks of middle-age.
but how can you, Woman? my spirit asks.
With eyes and pants fresh and wet as those coming-of-age!
Will i forego on setting the coffee table and the couch as prop,
for The Jealous Dog to get his way?
and what about the neighbour’s window? as metaphor
for The Pussy Trap to clasp its prey.
– Kiki Dranias
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Kiki Dranias
KIKI DRANIAS is a multi award-winning Hellenic-Canadian poet, playwright, director & producer living in Montreal. Kiki’s debut play GOING UP, an immersive and site-specific theatrical presentation, was performed live for 14 shows in November 2019, on board Elevator #1 at LE 5800 St. Denis, in Montreal. Winning three of the categories, including Outstanding New Text, Outstanding Emerging Playwright & Producer, Outstanding Independent Production, this sold-out inaugural production received in total seven nominations at the 2020 Montreal English Theatre Awards. This playwright’s second theatrical work WHERE IS ANTON is a 40-minute piece that Kiki wrote, produced and also directed. The show was performed live at the 30th Montreal Fringe Festival in June 2021, for six sold-out shows at MainLine Theatre. With primary support from Canada Council for the Arts, Kiki wrote and produced her third play THE LOVE TRIAL, a 75-minute modern Greek tragedy. This hybrid type and immersive theatrical presentation was performed live in front of 500 audience members in December 2021, for seven shows at the Masonic Temple Hall in Montreal. As a poet, Kiki has also authored BLOOD IS BLUE, a well-received poetry collection. To showcase her work and the work of others, this woman artist works under the Purple Divine producing and publishing banner.
