Tribes

A collaborative co-production between The Hartwell Players & Encore Theatre. Billy’s intellectual and proudly eccentric English family is its own tiny empire: private languages, in-jokes and fiery arguments. Billy, deaf since birth, is the only one who truly listens. When he meets his girlfriend Sylvia, he is introduced to a larger Deaf community, which sparks a struggle for self-identity and rebellion against his family. Tribes is sharp, witty story about finding the place where you can be heard and a family that feels like home. “The best-written, best-plotted, deepest, most daring, and funniest, new play in recent years.” – Wall Street Journal.