Nelson Díaz-Marcano is a Puerto Rican, NYC-based theater maker, advocate, and community leader dedicated to creating work that challenges, builds community, and amplifies underrepresented voices. He currently serves as the Literary Director for the Latinx Playwrights Circle, where he has helped develop over 100 plays in the past four years. His plays have been developed and produced by Ensemble Studio Theatre, Atlantic Theater Company, The Road Theatre Company, Pipeline Theatre Company, Clubbed Thumb, The Lark, Vision Latino Theater Company, The Orchard Project, The William Inge Theatre Festival, Classical Theatre of Harlem, and The Parsnip Ship, among others. Select works include Las Borinqueñas (Ensemble Studio Theatre), World Classic (Bishop Theatre Arts Center, Pa’Lante Theater), Y Tu Abuela, Where is She? Part 1 (CLATA), The Diplomats (Random Acts Chicago), Paper Towels (INTAR), Misfit, America(Pa’Lante Theater), and Revolt! (Vision Latino Theatre Company). His storytelling blends poetic lyricism with raw emotional truth, challenging dominant narratives while celebrating resilience and cultural identity.