On its surface, Tribes is concerned with a young deaf man’s sudden decision to embrace sign language rather than rely on lip-reading. But that description doesn’t do justice to Nina Raine’s compassionate drama, which premiered at London’s Royal Court and is now receiving an outstanding off-Broadway production directed by David Cromer.   The play revolves around a British family that incl…
SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 08:25AM on March 5, 2012