Dave Valdes Plays

David Valdes is a playwright and novelist whose plays have been staged across the US and UK, including The Great Reveal (Lyric Stage), Mermaid Hour (NNPN Rolling World Premiere), Downtown Crossing (Company One), The Last Catastrophist (Fresh Ink), Full Code (Boulder Ensemble Theater Company), Raggedy And (Pride Plays), and more than a dozen others, including Up the Ladder, Down the Slide (a Eugene O'Neill Finalist featured in the National New Play Showcase). His published plays include Brave Navigator, The Mermaid Hour, and The Last Catastrophist (coming in 2027), and multiple anthologized shorts. A past fellow with the Huntington Theater Company, Company One, Ensemble Studio Theater, Cimientos, and Boston Foundation, his plays have been appeared in the Orlando Shakes PlayFest, Portland Stage Little Festival of the Unexpected, the Humana Festival, and NuVoices. His books include the Today show “Top 10 Holiday Book” A Little Fruitcake and Spin Me Right Round, a New York Public Library Best Books for Teens.