Alan Lance Andersen is president and director of PALLADIAN Interactive Theatre, LLC. The company extends the traditional dinner theatre concept to include not only the dinner and the theatre, but also provides an opportunity for the audience to participate as performers. Over the last twelve years, Mr. Andersen has portrayed the Black Forest Father Christmas throughout Iowa and Illinois during the Holiday Season. He has appeared as the Mad Hatter in "A Mad Tea Party," as Oliver Hardy in "Oliver's Birthday Picnic," as the Lord High Sheriff of Salisbury at the Iowa Renaissance Festival and "The King's Banquet," and as Master of Ceremonies at Speakeasy and The Mystery of the Maltese Falcon over the past 14 years. He has worked as a semiprofessional magician, has taught classes in magic and dulcimer, and has worked as a professional storyteller. Mr. Andersen is senior author of the following interactive dramas: Speakeasy The Mystery of James Edwyn Wakefield The Mystery of the Maltese Falcon Murder at the Penthouse He is the author of the following festival plays: "A Mad Tea Party" "Oliver's Birthday Picnic" "The King's Banquet" "Barcelona" Mr. Andersen has also written children's books and stories, including Forgotten Magics, Wimbleton of the Forest, "Brewer's Mule," "The Gates of Dawn," and "Stories of the Hoofengoofers." His puzzle/history articles, "Spy Gadgetry" and "The War Magician" have appeared in GAMES Magazine. 

Mr. Andersen was selected for inclusion in the 2000 - 2001 edition of Nationwide Register's Who's Who in Executives and Business. The publication recognizes individuals who have "reached a level of recognizable success in their respective fields." He has been selected for inclusion in the 2005 Cambridge Blue Book and the 2005 International Biographical Dictionary.

In his role as the Black Forest Father Christmas, he was featured in "Better Homes and Gardens Santa Claus Collection" in 2002.