One of the most popular plays of the 19th century, The Shaughraun is the third (and most popular) of a trilogy (Colleen Bawn and Arrah Na Pogue) that essentially gave birth to Irish Theatre. Boucicault’s work influenced George Bernard Shaw, John Millington Synge, Sean O’Casey and even Chekov. In The Shaughraun, Boucicault transforms the then stock “Stage Irishman” as a drunken lay about into a charming unforgettably irrepressible romantic hero.

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The Shaughraun is a co-production with The Chicago Athenenaum for Thought and Culture and will be presented in Chicago opening March 9th, 2023.

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