Koogler’s brilliant play captures a fundamental contradiction at the center of modern living — our yearning to engage with those around us as well as our fear that we might be rejected or dismissed.

To the credit of the author—and to director Arin Arbus and the entire cast—each of these characters come across as warmly human, flaws and all. Is Ella the primary character of the play? Or is it just ...

At the risk of sounding like a tourist who just finished a harbor cruise on a dull day: I thought there’d be more whales. I missed the premiere of Abe Koogler’s Deep Blue Sound at Clubbed Thumb’s ...

The ensemble cast of “Deep Blue Sound,” who performed in Sanctuary Theatre this weekend, brought the show’s complex story to life. (Craig Schwartz / USC School of Dramatic Arts) Islands seem to affect ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — “Deep Blue Sound” is that rarest of theatrical experiences — it’s a play that will have you feeling better about life. Though small by nature, it is large in its intent to use frail ...

Our gentle leviathans may cherish quietude, but silence is killing humans—no matter how much they babble. Koogler’s portrait of Pacific Northwesterners unfolds in a handful of group scenes and several ...

On the surface, writer Abe Koogler’s “Deep Blue Sound” is the story of a group of townspeople on an island in Puget Sound who gather out of concern that the whales that return to their island waters ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Darryn King writes about arts and culture of all kinds. “Lately my plays have been about how fragile the world is, and what it ...