Norman Allen's work has been commissioned and produced by the Kennedy Center, the Shakespeare Theatre Company, and the Karlin Music Theatre in Prague. His work while playwright-in-residence at Signature Theatre (VA) includes Nijinsky's Last Dance (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Play) and In the Garden (Charles MacArthur Award), with subsequent productions throughout the United States, South Africa and Europe. He provided the concert adaptation for Encore's Sweet Adeline at New York City Center, and the libretto for the national tour of Cirque Ingenieux, featured on PBS. His essays have appeared in The Washington Post, Smithsonian, WAMU-FM (NPR), and other media outlets.