Alan is a native of St. Louis County, Missouri. He moved to Phoenix in 1980 and has been the Artistic Director of Phoenix Theatre's Cookie Company for the last 22 seasons. He is also the Company's resident playwright, with over 68 original produced scripts to his credit, plus scripts for the Phoenix Symphony and the Phoenix Boys Choir. Alan is also the Director of Education Programs and Resources for Phoenix Theatre and an artist on the Arizona Commission On the Arts Roster. Alan has been honored with the National Society of Arts and Letters Career Achievement Award, the Arizona Theatre Alliance Award of Excellence, the AriZoni "Outstanding Contribution Award", in addition to 10 Arizoni awards for excellence in theatre. Alan is a pioneer in the field of shadow-signed theatre and audio-reverse interpreting for the hearing impaired. He has also initiated "Spanish Infusion" program for Cookie Company in which scripts are infused with key lines translated for children who first language is Spanish. Alan is seen as a mime all around the Valley, and his long-running role as Benjamin Franklin takes him into classrooms across the state and via satellite transmissions, all around the world. His new family musical, The Quiltmaker’s Gift had its world premier at the Phoenix Theatre in 2002. He is currently preparing several other scripts for future publication.