Britt Michael Gordon to Star in Mad Cow Theatre's TRIBES; ASL Performances Set!

Mad Cow Theatre is delighted to announce the cast and creative team for its upcoming run of Tribes by Nina Raine. Tribes is set to open August 21, 2015 in The Zehngebot-Stonerock Theatre as the tenth and final production of Season 18. Mad Cow Theatre is thrilled to be able to offer American Sign Language interpretation for the matinee performance on August 23 as well as the evening performances on September 4 & 17.

Winner of the 2012 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, Tribes tells the story of Billy, a young deaf man with a comically dysfunctional family. As the only deaf member of his family, Billy struggles to find his place in his own home. But when he meets a young woman with deaf parents, she begins to teach Billy about a whole different type of family he never knew he had. With dark humor and heartwarming sincerity, Nina Raine's exquisite new play explores what it means to belong.

The cast of Tribes features Hannah Benitez as Ruth (James Joyce's The Dead), Britt Michael Gordon as Billy in his Mad Cow Theatre debut, Lexi Langs as Sylvia (Legacy of Light), Mark Edward Smith as Christopher (The Light in the Piazza, Death of a Salesman, Circle Mirror Transformation), Marty Stonerock as Beth (Other Desert Cities, Superior Donuts, The Seagull) and Peter Travis as Daniel (The History Boys, Cock, Mass Appeal).

Direction is by Mad Cow Theatre's resident director Aradhana Tiwari (The Philadelphia Story, Cock, I and You). Sound design by Tanner Best, set design by Rebecca Pancoast, light design by Eric Haugen, and costume design by Adrin Puente.

Tribes runs from August 21 - September 20, 2015 in The Zehngebot-Stonerock Theatre at Mad Cow Theatre, 54 West Church Street (Second Floor) in downtown Orlando. ASL-interpreted performances will be held on Sunday, August 23 at 3:00 p.m.; Friday, September 4 at 8:00 p.m.; and Thursday, September 17 at 8:00 p.m. The talk backs following the aforementioned Sunday and Thursday performances will also be interpreted.

Preview Performances are August 19 & 20 at 8:00 p.m. All tickets are $11.00. All regular performances begin at 8:00 p.m. Thursday - Saturday, and 3:00 p.m. on Sundays. Opening Night is Friday, August 21 at 8:00 p.m. This performance will be followed by Mad Cow's traditional champagne toast. Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesday performance will be held on September 16 at 8:00 p.m. A limited number of tickets are $17.00 in advance. All other patrons may pay what they wish for a ticket at the door. Limited availability. Other discounts for students and active military apply. More information is available online on our Savings Programs page.

Premium Adult Tickets are $36.75. Tickets are available online at madcowtheatre.com and by calling the Mad Cow Theatre box office at 407.297.8788 ext. 1.

Talk Backs occur every Thursday and Sunday following the performance at no extra cost and are free to the public as well.