Jayne Deely (they/them) is a Queens, NY born and bred boricua playwright and performer whose work blurs the line between sport and theatre, comedy and tragedy, and Queens and Brooklyn. Selected works: Legacy, When Pluto was a planet, I never asked for a gofundme, Walter Mercado Presents: A Queer Puerto Rican (Not Just) Christmxs Spectacular, and unqle play. Their plays have been developed with Seattle Public Theatre, the New Harmony Project, Breaking the Binary, Fresh Ground Pepper, theatre b, Moxie Theatre, American Stage, Renaissance Theaterworks, and others. They were recently named to the Kilroy's Web 25-26 (for I never asked for a gofundme) and are currently under commission with a Sloan grant from EST. Jayne is a proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, and the Dramatists Guild, and is based in Queens, NY. The rolling world premiere of I never asked for a gofundme begins at Actor's Express in Atlanta in October 2026. MFA, IU Bloomington.