
David Valdes (he/him/his) is a Cuban-American playwright interested in stories of personal identity, especially global majority and LGBTQ experiences.
David Valdes (he/him) is the author of more than two dozen plays that have been staged across the United States and abroad, most notably Mermaid Hour and Brave Navigator. His essays have been published in the New York Times, Boston Globe, American Theatre, HowlRound, and elsewhere. He is the author of nonfiction books, including Homo Domesticus: Notes from a Same-Sex Marriage, and several novels, including Spin Me Right Round.