James Ryan, founder of Insider Cultural Tours, is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and film director. The former Chair of the Playwriting Department, Actors Studio Drama School, he has taught at Rutgers, New York University, The New School, and Muhlenberg College. He is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Foundation for the Arts, McKnight Foundation, the Drama League Award, and was a resident at Yaddo. He has written screenplays for Disney, Warner Bros., Spring Creek Productions, Granada, and Mr. Mudd, John Malkovich’s production company.