“Shadows of Men” is a full-length historical drama about the tragic loss of human individual and dignity in a maddening morass of ideologies and man-made abstractions. The story takes place against the dramatic backdrop of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and concerns the true story of novelist John Dos Passos and his determined search for his friend José Robles. Robles was working for the Republican government of Spain when he mysteriously vanished one night. Dos Passos pledges to find out the truth and puts aside the political aspects of a high-profile sojourn in Spain to get to the bottom of his friend’s disappearance. This passionate dedication to humanity puts the novelist at odds with more ideologically inclined individuals around him – especially the great Ernest Hemingway. Is José Robles really the “friend” that Dos Passos believes him to be? Is there something more behind his disappearance than meets the eye? The rumors are many, but the truth is even worse – and Dos Passos will learn it as his peril.