Tribes 2012

Run Time:
2 hours 15 minutes with one intermission
Opened: March 4, 2012
Closing: January 20, 2013

Tribes - 2012 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Barrow Street Theatre
27 Barrow Street New York, NY 10014

During its world premiere run at London's Royal Court London, Tribes garnered rave reviews and numerous honors, including the Oliver Award nomination for Best Play and, most recently, the Evening Standard Award nomination for Best Play.



In Tribes, Billy was born deaf, into a hearing family, and raised inside the fiercely idiosyncratic and unrepentantly politically incorrect cocoon of his parent's house. He has adapted brilliantly to his family's unconventional ways, but they've never bothered to return the favor. It's not until he meets Sylvia, a young woman on the brink of deafness, that he finally understands what it means to be understood. Yes, Billy's family can hear, but will they ever listen?



Get Tribes Email Alerts

Be the first to get ticket offers, news, photos & more.

TRIBES Ends Today at Barrow Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2013

The record breaking, award-winning Off-Broadway play Tribes will end its monumental run, playing its final performance this evening, January 20, 2013 at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street) after 19 preview and 365 regular performances. The celebrated West Village theater will next be home to the New York Premiere of Ike Holter's Hit the Wall, which begins previews on February 19, 2013, with an official opening night set for March 10, 2013.

TRIBES Ends 1/20 at Barrow Street Theatre
by Kelsey Denette - January 18, 2013

The record breaking, award-winning Off-Broadway play Tribes will end its monumental run, playing its final performance this Sunday evening, January 20, 2013 at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street) after 19 preview and 365 regular performances. The celebrated West Village theater will next be home to the New York Premiere of Ike Holter's Hit the Wall, which begins previews on February 19, 2013, with an official opening night set for March 10, 2013.

TRIBES Announces Final 2-Week Extensions
by Kelsey Denette - December 12, 2012

Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian, and Tom Wirtshafter, producers of the acclaimed Off-Broadway hit play Tribes, have announced a two-week extension of the award-winning production. It was previously announced Tribes had officially recouped its entire investment and would end its monumental run on January 6, 2013. But, due to popular demand, the final performance will now be Sunday evening, January 20, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at The Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street) where performances began February 16, 2012. Tribes opened to rave reviews on March 4, 2012 and at closing will have given 19 preview and 391 regular performances.

TRIBES Recoups Investment; Plays Through January 6
by Kelsey Denette - November 30, 2012

Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian and Tom Wirtshafter, the producers of Tribes by Nina Raine, announced today the acclaimed Off-Broadway hit play has officially recouped its entire investment. Tribes began performances February 16, 2012 and opened to rave reviews on March 4, 2012 at The Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street) where it will give its final performance January 6, 2013.

TRIBES Will Play Its Final Performance January 6; Nick Westrate Joins the Cast 11/19
by Kelsey Denette - November 9, 2012

The producers and company of the acclaimed Off-Broadway hit play Tribes welcome the return of Nick Westrate, winner of a 2012 Special Drama Desk Award for his versatility in the 2011-2012 season (Unnatural Acts, Love's Labor's Lost, and Galileo), who will assume the role of Daniel beginning Monday, November 19, 2012 at The Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street). Will Brill, who originated the role, will give his final performance Sunday, November 18, 2012.

Photo Flash: Meet the Current Cast of TRIBES at Off-Broadway's Barrow Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2012

Meet the current cast of the acclaimed Off-Broadway hit Tribes written by Nina Raine and directed by multiple Lortel and Obie Award-winner David Cromer. The cast features Will Brill as Daniel, Susannah Flood as Sylvia, Russell Harvard as Billy, Lee Roy Rogers as Beth , Jeff Still as Christopher and Dina Thomas as Ruth. Tribes opened on March 4, 2012 to rave reviews and is currently in performance at The Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street). Tickets are on sale through January 6, 2013.

Lee Roy Rogers, Susannah Flood and More to Join TRIBES in September
by Kelsey Denette - August 20, 2012

The producers of Off-Broadway's Tribes have announced new additions to the clan beginning September 4th: Lee Roy Rogers (Orson's Shadow) will assume the role of Beth and Dina Thomas (See How They Run) will assume the role of Ruth, and beginning September 25th: Susannah Flood (A Civil War Christmas) will assume the role of Sylvia, joining Will Brill (Our Town) as Daniel, Russell Harvard (There Will Be Blood) as Billy, and Jeff Still (August: Osage County) as Christopher.

Nick Westrate and Jeff Still Join Off-Broadway's TRIBES
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2012

The producers of the acclaimed new Off-Broadway hit Tribes have announced new additions to the clan: Nick Westrate, winner of a 2012 Special Drama Desk Award for his versatility in the 2011-2012 season (Unnatural Acts, Love's Labor's Lost, and Galileo) will temporarily assume the role of Daniel while Will Brill takes a leave of absence from May 30 - July 1, and Jeff Still, who originated leading roles in the Barrow Street Theatre productions of Our Town and Orson's Shadow (both directed by David Cromer),will assume the role of Christopher beginning July 1, replacing Jeff Perry, who departs to begin filming the second season of ABC's "Scandal." Tribes, which recently won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play,is currently in performance at The Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street).

Nina Raine's TRIBES Now Available from Nick Hern Books
by Kelsey Denette - March 12, 2012

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the availability of Nina Raine's Tribes, published by Nick Hern Books. Nominated for both the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play, Tribes premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2011. Under the direction of David Cromer, the comic drama is currently receiving its North American premiere in New York City at Barrow Street Theatre through June 3, 2012.

TRIBES to Premiere at Barrow Street Theatre in February 2012
by Nicole Rosky - November 14, 2011

Producers Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian and Tom Wirtshafter announced today that they are bringing Nina Raine's much-raved-about new comedy Tribes to New York's Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue) for its North American premiere. Directed by David Cromer, Tribes will begin performances in mid-February, 2012, and will officially open on Sunday, March 4, 2012. Tickets go on sale beginning December 15th via Smarttix. Casting and creative team information will be announced shortly.

Tribes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Tribes has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2012.
Tribes has been nominated for several prestigious awards. These include Best New Play, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for David Cromer, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Nina Raine, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Russell Harvard, Distinguished Production of a Play (Drama League Awards), Best Foreign Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Nina Raine, Performance (Obie Awards) for Susan Pourfar, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for David Cromer, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Hewes Design Award (The Hewes Awards) for Daniel Kluger, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for David Cromer, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Keith Parham, Outstanding Sound Design (The Lortels) for Daniel Kluger, Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater (Theatre World Awards) for Susan Pourfar, and Outstanding Debut Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Russell Harvard.
Tribes has won several awards, including Best New Play, Outstanding Director of a Play, Outstanding Play, Distinguished Performance Award, Distinguished Production of a Play, Best Foreign Play, Performance, Outstanding Director of a Play, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play, Hewes Design Award, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Sound Design, Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater, and Outstanding Debut Performance. These awards were given to various individuals associated with the production, such as David Cromer, Nina Raine, Russell Harvard, Susan Pourfar, Daniel Kluger, Keith Parham, and others.

Videos