Hot ‘N' Soft By Muriel Miguel
"Hot 'N' Soft is a lesbian erotica/ trickster story created by Muriel Miguel (Kuna-Rappahannock), a founding member of Spiderwoman Theater, the longest running Native women's theater troupe. After encountering only male trickster stories, Miguel decided to build a piece around a female lesbian coyote trickster (the Coyote often plays the role of trickster and is usually male). Adding erotica to the mix, Miguel bases her tale on taboos not normally spoken of in the Native lesbian community, hair, two-timing, being uncomfortable, and getting older." - hemisphericinstitute.org
Cultural background of characters Total number of characters Non-Binary Gender Non-Conforming roles -
Gender unespecified roles -
Production and Publication Published by Playwrights Canada Press
Published in Two-Spirit Acts: Queer Indigenous Performances. This play has a second part.
Published in Two-Spirit Acts: Queer Indigenous Performances. This play has a second part.
Solo Show
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Realistic
I Am Not a Dinner Mint, The Crap Women Swallow to Stay in a Relationship! A dinner mint is a small refreshing afterthought one enjoys following a really good meal. As the playwright sees it, many women become dinner mints in their relationships. This analogy provides the perfect backdrop for a diverse cast of five women as they take an intimate, honest and hilarious look at the various relationships in their lives.
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