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Sunday’s L.A. Times featured an interview with Russell Harvard, lead-actor in “Tribes,” a current play at Los Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum. Harvard (also known for his role as the adult HW in P.T. Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood”) is cast in the lead role as Billy, a young deaf man who must convince his dysfunctional family to approve of his relationship with Sylvia, a woman losing her hearing. Among the topics discussed with Harvard are growing up in a deaf family, the sense of community among deaf individuals and his appreciation for ASL (American Sign Language).