 His plays have been performed on seven continents, and he has read his work in Paris at George Whitman'sShakespeare and Company (bookstore), in New York City accompanied by Ornette Coleman, in London with West African musicians at the October Gallery, and in Fort Worth, Texas with the Caravan of Dreams.Allen's autobiography, "Me and the Biospheres" (Synergetic Press, 2009), which provides a detailed description of the inspiration and experience that informed Biosphere 2, won the Benjamin Franklin Award for best autobiography/memoir of 2010.Allen was called "Borges with a sense of humor!"