He believes that Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, and that heteronormativity, ableism, and classism must be actively unlearned. His play Brave Navigator is published by Samuel French, and he is the author of five books, including Homo Domesticus: Notes from a Same-Sex Marriage and Spin Me Right Round, coming in 2021.Īs a gay Cuban-American, Valdes’s work foregrounds BIPOC and LGBTQ characters and is intentionally intersectional in nature. Recent work includes Much Undone (Shakespeare’s New Contemporaries shortlist), Up the Ladder Down the Slide (National Showcase of New Plays, Orlando Shakes), and Downtown Crossing, a docudrama based on two years of interviews with Boston’s undocumented communities.

Productions include Last Catastrophist, The Mermaid Hour, Raggedy And, Bully Dance, Full Code, Widow of Abraham, Wandaleria, and Brave Navigator, among others. He has been a fellow with Company One, Huntington Theatre Company, Cimientos, and the Boston Foundation. All Luis Gonzalez wants is to go to prom with his boyfriend, something his. His work has been seen with Huntington Theatre Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Portland Stage, New York Theatre Workshop, Actor's Theatre of Charlotte, the Humana Festival, Company One, the National New Play Showcase, and others. Spin Me Right RoundDavid ValdesBloomsbury YAPublished DecemAmazon Bookshop Goodreads About Spin Me Right Round From lauded writer David Valdes, a sharp and funny YA novel that’s Back to the Future with a twist, as a gay teen travels back to his parents’ era to save a closeted classmate’s life. Valdes is the author of plays which have been staged across the United States and abroad. We'll tap into these timeless tools, but also keep our eyes on the present, acknowledging the urgency of the need to make anti-racist and anti-bias theater.ĭavid Valdes joined the Conservatory in 2017 as an associate professor of theater and teaches playwriting in the contemporary theater program. Character, conflict, and motion are the key building blocks of storytelling across millennia.

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