Tribes at the Salt Lake Acting Company

by dav.d

The newest play to open at the Salt Lake Acting Company opens this week! Tribes was written by Nina Raine and it explores the relationship Billy, born deaf, with his family. Billy had adapted brilliantly to his family’s unconventional ways but they never returned the favor. He meets Sylvia who is on the brink of going deaf and he finally understands what it means to be understood.

Learning to sign

Learning to sign

The set design was amazing for this play. The set is a London flat and the set designers must have had a blast. So many details and it feels like people could actually live on set. There is a pretty ingenious method to “translate the sign language that is spoken in the show.

Meeting for the first time

Meeting for the first time

Opening night is this Friday and I have my ticket! I’m looking forward to this one.

Drama at the piano

Drama at the piano

Mom fixes the feet

Mom fixes the feet

The set is amazing. It is based on a London flat.

The set is amazing. It is based on a London flat.

Personal moments in the family

Personal moments in the family

Billy is deaf and his family is hearing

Billy is deaf and his family is hearing

Silvia with Billy's family

Silvia with Billy’s family

Billy argues with his father

Billy argues with his father

Billy and Sylvia in Tribes

Billy and Sylvia in Tribes

There is translation for the audience

There is translation for the audience

Billy meets Sylvia who is on the brink of deafness

Billy meets Sylvia who is on the brink of deafness

Tribes, by Nina Raine, follows Billy who was born deaf

Tribes, by Nina Raine, follows Billy who was born deaf

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Art Dog at the Salt Lake Acting Company | dav.d photography December 2, 2015 - 4:54 am

[…] for this play! I always get a kick out of photographing the plays at the Salt Lake Acting Company. Last month’s Tribes was fantastic but I don’t know if I can make it to see Art Dog. Maybe I can send my nephews […]

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dav.d is a portrait photographer based in Utah.