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An Áit a bhFuil an Chrois

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Tadhg Ó Tuama
Adapted / Translated From

Eugene O'Neill
Setting

I dteach an Chaptaen Bartlett, ar bhruach na farraige ar Chósta Thiar Mheiriceá.
Synopsis

A translation of Eugene O'Neill's 'Where the Cross is Made'. A haunting tale of a father who becomes obsessed with finding a treasure he left buried on a desert island after a shipwreck. His son inherits his obsession.
Play Type

Adaptation/Translation

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

10
Female

1
Total

11

Original Production

Date of First Production

16 November 1933
Producer

Produced by An Taibhdhearc
Original Venue

An Taibhdhearc

Original Cast
Cates	Walter Macken
Silas Horne	Frank Dermody
Sue Bartlett	Máire Nic Giolla Mhartain
An Dochtúir Ó hUigín	Aghuistín Ó hAodha
Jimmy Kanana	Micheál Ó Gábháin
Nat Bartlett	Uinsionn Ó Mathúna
Isaiah Bartlett	Tadhg Ó Tuama

Production Team
Director	Frank Dermody
Music by	Trio Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe
Electrician	Tomás Mac an Ríogh

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Source Of Information

Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ón gclár don chéad léiriú agus ó Stair Dhrámaíocht na Gaeilge 1900-1970 le P Ó Siadhail