Leo Layla Díaz (they/them) is a Jersey playwright, dramaturg, and teaching artist, graduate of The New School’s BFA Drama program, and completing their MA in arts management. Their recent plays include Orbiting Something at The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals 2023 (off-Broadway, NYC), Trophy Boys at The New School and The Tank (NYC), Roleplay at The Chain Theatre (NYC), and Croaks at The Tank (NYC). Díaz’s writing has also been performed at Rebel Verses (Vineyard Theater, NYC), The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues (NYC), Brave New Voices (Houston & Las Vegas), Louder Than a Bomb (NJ), Performance Anxiety Inc (WI), and Berg Originals (PA). Díaz is currently working at The 24 Hour Plays as a producing intern and worked on the  company’s recent Broadway show. They’ve been a Dramatists Guild member since 2022. Díaz’s work focuses on identity, myth and legend, the social model of disability, being mediocre at Spanish, queer people who never left their emo phase, and glitter.