Winningham joins 'Tribes'

WinninghamMare Winningham is probably the thesps signed onto appear this spring available Off Broadway production "Tribes." Shaun Perry, Susan Pourfar, Will Brill, Russell Harvard and Gayle Rankin will also come in the show, to become helmed by David Cromer ("Home of Blue Leaves"). Nina Raines' play, which gained critical plaudits in the 2010 preem at London's Royal Court, focuses on a hard of hearing youthful guy and the hearing family. Design team for that U.S. version includes Scott Pask (sets), Tristan Raines (costumes), Keith Parham (lights), Daniel Kluger (sounds) and Shaun Sugg (forecasts). "Tribes" marks coming back to Off Broadway's Barrow Street Theater for Cromer, whose staging of "Our Town" saw an abnormally long term there. "Our Town" producers Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian and Tom Wirtshafter reteam to create the commercial staging of "Tribes," which starts previews February. 16 in front of a March 4 opening. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com