Plays In the Shadow of the Glen

John Millington Synge was born in 1871 near Dublin, Ireland.  IN THE SHADOW OF THE GLEN was the first produced play by the always-controversial Synge, whose PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD (now considered a classic of the modern theatre) sparked riots when first produced in 1907.  Synge died in 1909 of Hodgkin's disease, just six years after the production of his first play.