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Tribes
Alder Stage
1516 SW Alder St. Portland
Nina Raines' Tribes is a scintillating contemporary drama centered around Billy, the only deaf member of his family. He searches for family acceptance as he delves into the Deaf community, a quest that sparks both funny and fierce tensions at home. The play -- winner of the 2012 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play -- grapples with the significance of language and the urge to belong. This Portland debut follows triumphant productions off-Broadway, at London's Royal Court and at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre.
Thru - Mar 1, 2015
Price: $25-$46
Box Office: 503-241-1278
www.artistsrep.org/onstage/2014-15-season/tribes.aspx
Review Round-Up
| Portland Stage Reviews - Recommended
"...For its production quality, a well-tuned ensemble cast and Rodriguez's excellent drawing forth more notes than perhaps the material itself had to offer, this is a play well worth seeing. This production will also successfully generate much conversation about what one's relationship is to listening and allowing the Deaf Community their own unique voice. This, however, will be due to the particular skillfulness of the production itself, and not from the overwrought text."
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