Deep Blue Sound

by Abe Koogler

On a picturesque island in Puget Sound, we find a town in a crisis: The whales have gone missing. While (unofficial) Mayor Annie searches for a solution, Chris tries to get back together with Mary; John reaches out to help Homeless Gary; Leslie longs for a faraway pen pal; Ali has come home to care for her mother; and Ella has a secret she only wants to share with local journalist Joy Mead, who she barely knows. But what about the whales? Is their absence just a seasonal glitch, or is it a sign of our collective failure to take care of the Earth? DEEP BLUE SOUND is a funny and moving play about the connections we make—and the ones we long to make—to other people, and to the world around us.

Genres: Plays

72 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2024

Reviews

[Evie Dittmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very solid play. The dialogue between the Islanders (while sometimes trying a little too hard to be conversational) created a very vivid atmosphere, and the environmental/philosophical messages worked very well together. I care very deeply about cetaceans, and this play was a reminder that sometimes just caring isn't enough. One big complaint: the "whales" this play focuses on are specified as Orcas. Orcas are dolphins. I don't understand why this is not more common knowledge. Orcas are dolphins.

https://us.whales.org/2022/02/23/is-a...

https://nypost.com/2025/08/07/science...

[Anna Bowman · Rating 4 out of 5]

excellent writing. I would love to see it staged but the ending definitely left me wanting a little bit more closure