Hrant Alianak made his debut as a writer in 1972 at Theatre Passe Muraille with his play Tantrums. Other plays he has written and directed include Night, Passion, and Sin; The Big Hit; Lucky Strike; and The Walls of Africa (Scirocco Drama, 2002). He formed his own production company, Alianak Theatre Productions, in 1992 and has been directing and producing his, as well as other writers’ plays since then. He lives and works in Toronto.