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Tribes at Boston’s SpeakEasy: Thought Provoking Play Packs Emotional Wallop

Tribes at Boston’s SpeakEasy: Thought Provoking Play Packs Emotional Wallop

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Nina Raine’s Tribes, currently playing at Boston’s SpeakEasy Theatre, is a powerful drama whose plot revolves around Billy (James Caverly), a deaf young man whose dysfunctional family is in denial about his deafness. Under the guise of helping Billy experience a richer life, his overbearing father (Patrick Shea) discouraged him from learning sign language. The scheme backfires with Billy living on the fringes, even in his own home, unable to fully comprehend what is going on, despite his ability to lip read.

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