Tribes, Nina Raine
Tribes, Nina Raine
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Tribes

Author: Nina Raine

Narrator: Barry Creyton, Thomas Dellamonica, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Mare Winningham, Russell Harvard, Susan Pourfar

Unabridged: 1 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2015

Categories: Fiction, Drama


Synopsis

Billy has been deaf since birth|but his family has never learned sign language. In fact|until he meets Sylvia|who is fluent in ASL|Billy has never in his life been understood by anyone. This critically acclaimed sensation from Nina Raine will awaken all of your senses as it boldly asks some of life’s hardest questions: what is communication and understanding|and can we truly have it—with anyone?

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording|starring Rosalind Ayres|Barry Creyton|Thomas Dellamonica|Russell Harvard|Cerris Morgan-Moyer|Susan Pourfar|Mare Winningham

Directed by Alexis Jacknow and recorded before a live audience by L.A. Theatre Works.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Doug

4.5, rounded up. I originally read this when it first appeared a decade ago and gave it 4 stars. Upon a reread, I realized just how revolutionary a play it is, and how profound it is in exploring the deaf community in all its variety and bumped it up. Plus, on a 2nd reading, I pictured the incandesce......more

Goodreads review by Diana

بشنو، این اولین‌باره که واقعا دارید به من گوش می‌دید، و این اولین‌‌باریه که من حرف نمی‌زنم. مرسی آقای لام تا کامی که هربار اجازه می‌دی کتاب بردارم. هیچ نمی‌دونم این محبتی که به لام تا کام دارم از کجا می‌آد. سوپری بغلش شیرکاکائوی تاریخ مصرف گذشته داره و اگه ساعت هشت صبح پلاتو بگیری، یه ربع طول می‌کشه......more

Goodreads review by Nicki

The second half feels rushed to accommodate its happy ending. There were a lot of interesting questions and ideas raised, but the philosophy and intrigue of looking in on the deaf world and its parallels to the hearing world were not enough to keep this plot in tact, let alone to give it the momentu......more

Goodreads review by Alexa

Entiendo que la autora es trendy, entiendo que las obras con cierta rareza tienden a enamorar a críticos y dramaturgos, pero dios qué mal la pasé leyendo esto. No pude relacionarme ni con la historia ni con ningún personaje. Todo lo que pasa en la obra me tiene sin cuidado, y más allá de que algún p......more