Alan Hruska writes and directs films and plays, and is a novelist and book publisher. Alan’s first film, "Nola," released by Samuel Goldwyn in 2003, was chosen the next year in a Best of Tribeca program for presentation to the troops in Kuwait and Qatar. His second film, "The Warrior Class," premiered in the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2006 and is being distributed by Echo Bridge. "Reunion," his third film, was released in New York in 2009. All three films ran on Showtime and are now available for streaming on various Internet outlets. His fourth film, "The Man On Her Mind," recently had its theatrical release in 12 cities. 

Alan was also Associate Executive Producer of the documentary, "Trumbo," Co-Producer of the film, "Handsome Harry", and Executive Producer of the comedy, "Tiger Lily Road. Alan began his theatrical life in 2005 by directing an off-Broadway revival of "Waiting for Godot", developed at the Actors Studio. The New York Times called Hruska’s Godot “a pleasure,” and The New York Post, “an admirable production” having “just the right mixture of pathos and comic bluster.” Alan’s own play, "New House Under Construction", which he also directed, ran at the 59 E 59 Theaters in 2008-09. "The Man On Her Mind", a play he wrote, directed by Bruce Guthrie, was produced in 2012 at the Charing Cross Theatre in London. Of Hruska's next play, produced in the fall on 2016, The New York Times wrote, "If an existentialist philosopher ever attempted a light romantic comedy, it might sound a little like “Laugh It Up, Stare It Down,” Alan Hruska’s quaintly absurdist play at the Cherry Lane Theater."In 1985, Doubleday published Alan’s first novel, "Borrowed Time". The following year, Alan co-founded the New York book publishing company, Soho Press, of which Alan is still Chairman. In 2011, Alan’s second novel, "Wrong Man Running," was published in the U.K. and the U.S.A. by the British publisher, Severn House, and worldwide by Thomas & Mercer. His third novel, "Pardon The Ravens," was published in February 2015 by Prospect Park Books. The soft cover edition will be released in September 2016.In an earlier life, Alan was a trial lawyer, representing many individuals and institutions, public and private. He was also president of several professional organizations and a member of various commissions and community boards. He is now a director of the Lark Play Development Center in New York and a member of the Actors Studio, Playwrights and Directors Unit. Visit Alan Hruska’s website: www.alanhruska.com.